Wall v. Pittsburgh Harbor Co.

Citations

• 152 Pa. 427
• 25 A. 647
• 1893 Pa. LEXIS 994

Syllabus

<p>[Marked to be reported.]</p> <p>Riparian owner — Trespass—High and low water marie — Navigation.</p> <p>A person or corporation which makes more than a temporary mooring between high and low water mark in a navigable river is a mere trespasser upon the owner’s right of property; and it is immaterial that the trespasser did not inconvenience the owner’s approach to the shore, or that the owner had in fact made no use of the property.</p> <p>Evidence — Measure of damages — Rental value.</p> <p>In such a case if the owner is prevented from renting his property by reason of the unlawful action of the person committing the trespass, the loss in rental value is a direct result and furnishes an essential element of damages.</p>