CHAPTER X 



TBESPASS AND WATER BIGHTS 

 I. TRESPASS 



A PERSON who, without permission, hunts upon 

 the lands of another, whether he goes upon such 

 lands in search of game or goes on in pursuit of 

 game already started, is guilty of trespass; and 

 this is so, regardless of the absence of signs for- 

 bidding hunting. However, the generally accepted 

 rule in America is that one who kills or captures 

 wild game, even while trespassing upon the lands 

 of another, is, nevertheless, the absolute owner 

 of the game and will be liable to the owner of 

 the premises for the trespass to the land only. 



n. ANIMALS 



One who finds animals of another trespassing 

 upon his lands may seize and keep them until 

 the damage done is satisfied. This matter is 

 now governed by statutes which provide sum- 

 mary methods of appraising the damage done 

 and satisfying the same by the sale of the ani- 

 mals. A similar summary method of disposing 



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