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Ploof v. Putnam
Supreme Court of Vermont (1908) | 81 Vt. 471; 71 A. 188; 1908 Vt. LEXIS 165
TL;DR: During a storm, a plaintiff moored his sloop to the defendant's dock out of necessity. The defendant's servant unmoored it, causing destruction. The court held the necessity justified the mooring, allowing the plaintiff's suit.
Legal Significance: Established the doctrine of private necessity, recognizing a privilege to enter or interfere with another's property to protect persons or property from serious imminent harm, overriding the owner's right to exclude.