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Tyler vs. Wilkinson  

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  • EBENEZER TYLER VS. Abraham Wilkinson was a court case decided in 1826 that continues to have important implications for the management of water resources in the United States. The case is also widely known as the Sargent's Trench Trial, as this was the name of the stretch of water above the water wheel over which the case was fought. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Tyler vs. Wilkinson]

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