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>. re- 

 liable for damages caused by the logs through an unusual 

 and unexpected rise in the stream, if his conduct has been 

 that of a prudent man; l but he will be liable if the sudden 

 rise of water was customary at that season or the probability 

 of damage because of an unusually high stage of water might 

 have been reasonably anticipated, 2 



Liability will be incurred irrespective of negligence if an 

 effort is made to drive a stream at a time when the flow is 

 insufficient to float the logs, 3 or if logs are boomed along 

 the bank without an agreement with the riparian owner. 4 

 Moreover, damages are recoverable for any substantial in- 

 jury due to an entrance upon the shores to remove stranded 

 logs or to break jams, even though such injury be neces- 

 sarily incident to the operations. 5 The liability of the one 

 using the stream may be reduced or entirely avoided by 

 proof of a lack of ordinarv care, B or a contributory negli- 



(Footnote 8 concluded from preceding page) 



N. Y. Brewster v. Rogers Co., 169 N. Y. 73, 62 N. E. 164, 58 L. R. A. 495, 

 42 App. Div. 343, 59 N. Y. Suppl. 32; Outterson v. Gould, 77 Hun. 

 429, 28 N. Y. Suppl. 798. 



Ore. Hunter v. Grande Ronde Lbr. Co., 39 Ore. 448, 65 Pac. 598. (Over- 

 ruling Haines v. Welch, 14 Ore. 319, 12 Pac. 502.) 



Pa. Bald Eagle Boom Co. v. Sanderson, 81 1-2 Pa. St. 402. 



Vt. Boutwell v. Realty Co., 94 Atl. 108. 



Wash. See Peterson v. Arland, 79 Wash. 679, 141 Pac. 63; Johnson v. Lbr. Co., 

 79 Wash. 520, 140 Pac. 577 (liability of several owners for jam;) 

 WatMns v. Dorris, 24 Wash. 636, 64 Pac. 840, 54 L. R. A. 199. 



Wis. Field v. Apple River Log Driving Co., 67 Wis. 569, 31 N. W. 17 (injury 

 not trespass); Hackstack v. Keshena Imp. Co., 66 Wis. 439; Keator 

 Lbr. Co. v. St. Croix Boom Corp., 72 Wis. 62, 7 Am. St. Rep. 837. 



Canada Dumont v. Fraser, 48 Can. S. Ct. 137; Ward v. Grenville Tp. 32 Can. 

 Sup. Ct. 510; Auger v. Cook, 39 U. C. Q. B. 537; Campbell v. Dickie, 

 36 Nova Scotia 40; Lowery v. Booth, 34 Ont. L. 204, 8 Ont. W. N. 

 529; Ireson v. Timber Co., 30 Ont. L. 209, 5 Ont. W. N. 577 (unrea- 

 sonable obstruction) ; Langstaff v. McRae, 22 Ont. 78. 

 See also Cockburn v. Lbr. Co., 30 Can.S.Ct. 80 (arbitration of damages.) 



1. Goodin v. Kentucky Lbr. Co., 90 Ky. 625, 14 S. W. 775, 12 Ky. L. Rep. 573; 



Lawler v. Baring Boom Co., 56 Me. 443; Borchardt v. Wausau Boom ( Co., 



54 Wis. 107, 41 Am. Rep. 12. 



See Carter v. Thurston, 58 N. H. 104, 42 Am. Rep. 584. . 



2. Gulf Red Cedar Co. v. Walker, 132 Ala. 553, 31 So. 374. 



3. Gwaltney v. Scottish Carolina Timber Etc. Co., 115 N. C. 579, 20 S. E. 465; 



See Hoskins v. Archer, 6 Ky. L. Rep. 671; Munson v. Hungerford, 6 Barb. 

 (N. Y.) 265. 



4. Lumber Co. v. Johnson, 151 Mich. 205, 115 N. W. 52; Lorman v. Benson, 8 Mich. 



18, 77 Am. Dec. 435; (But see Canfleld v. Erie, 1 Mich. N. P. 105;) Watkinson 

 v. McCoy, 23 Wash. 372, 63 Pac. 245; See McPheters v. Moose River Log 

 Driving Co., 78 Me. 329; Felger v. Robinson, 3 Ore 455. See Vt. Act Apr. 

 2, 1915 S. L. No. 140, p. 221. 



5. Inspectors Assoc. v. Inspectors Assoc. 57 Fla. 399, 48 So. 603. 



Hooper v. Hobson, 57 Me. 273, 99 Am. Dec. 769; Harrington v. Edwards, 17 

 Wis. 604, 86 Am. Dec. 768; See Gratwick Etc. Lbr. Co. v. Lewis, 66 Mich. 533. 

 De Camp v. Bullard (N.Y.) 54 N. E. 26. Campbell v. Dickie, 36 N. Scotia 40. 



6. Harold v. Jones, 86 Ala. 274; Lilley v. Fletcher, 81 Ala. 234, 1 So. 273. Huff 



v. Kentucky Lbr. Co. 45 S. W. 84. 



