- common enemy doctrine
- The name applied to the rule of some jurisdictions that there is no wrong in any act undertaken by a landowner for the purpose of repelling surface water. 56 Am J1st Wat § 69.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
common enemy doctrine
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