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The receipts for the trespass violations are directly the result of the 

 efforts and activities of the Legal Department in the prosecution of this 

 class of violations, while the receipts for fish and game violations have been 

 secured through the combined efforts and co-operation of the legal and 

 protective bureaus. 



The legal work and activity of the Department can, in no manner, be 

 measured and judged by the financial receipts, though these are most 

 satisfying from our standpoint for the reason that most important litigation 

 involving the construction of statutes, land grants and title matters which 

 were prosecuted by this Department brought no financial return to the 

 State. 



Appeals Taken 



Thirty-six cases have been appealed by the State and by defendants 

 and of this number, twenty-four have been decided ; the State having won 

 eighteen and lost six; twelve appeals are still pending. 



A statement of all the cases on appeal which have been under the 

 direct charge or supervision of the Legal Department, the disposition 

 thereof or present status is submitted as part of this report. 



Many of these appeals have involved important questions relating- to 

 the policy and interests under the control and supervision of the Depart- 

 ment, and decisions of vital importance to the business and jurisdiction of 

 the Department have been rendered in favor of the State. The facts, 

 history and results of the following most notable cases are set forth in this 

 report, as these litigations and the decisions thereon, are of public interest 

 and concern and show that the efforts of the Legal Department have been 

 directed to sustain the integrity of the Constitution and the statutes and 

 for the public good. 



The Nobleboro Trespass 



At the time of the organization of the Legal Department, two impor- 

 tant civil actions, the cases of People v. William E. Syphert, Albert Harrig 

 and George Vincent and People v. James Gallagher, Jr., and George Vincent 



