¶1A man’s finding bees in a tree standing upon another man’s land, gives him no right either to the tree or the bees; and a swarm of bees going from a hive, if they can be followed and known, are not lost to tbe owner, but may be reclaimed.
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Merrils v. Goodwin
Decided August 15, 1790
Decided 1790-08-15