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Quotation from Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge by Supreme Court of the United States
“It is a principle of common sense, as well as of law, that when a thing is granted, whatever is necessary to its enjoyment, is granted also.”
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, Dissent of Justice Story (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Story, answering Blackstone, states the rule of implied grants on which the proprietors relied.
Citation: "It is a principle of common sense, as well as of law, that when a thing is granted, whatever is necessary to its enjoyment, is granted also." — Supreme Court of the United States, Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, Dissent of Justice Story (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id charles-river-bridge-v-warren-bridge-q5)
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