Facts
Samuel Keeble (the plaintiff) owned property called Minott’s Meadow, which contained a pond outfitted with nets and channels in a manner used to catch large numbers of commercially viable ducks. This type of pond served as a sort of "duck trap" and was known as a decoy, unlike modern duck decoys, which are merely fake ducks used to beguile this social bird. Actual tame ducks were used to lure their wild counterparts into the decoy. On three occasions, defendant Edmund Hickeringill, while on his own land, discharged firearms toward Keeble's pond in order to scare away the ducks. At trial, Keeble won a verdict of £20.
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