Subjects:

Legal History, Other Jurisdictions

This famous legal history traces the rise of the right to property in and use of a watercourse, i.e., bad banks, and running water, as well as incidental rights. The subject and legal responses to its problems are no less important today than when the book was originally written.

The fascinating cases give great insight into the complex and controversial issues that arise. This treatise should be of great interest to all lawyers and environmentalists, as well as those who are curious in knowing how the law develops in response to a significant practical problem.