Title 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS
Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS
Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS
Subarticle 3: ACTION FOR DAMAGES
When any such answer is filed and an issue in fact or in law is joined, it shall be decided as similar issues are decided at common law. If judgment is for the defendant, he shall recover his costs.