Chase, Administrator v. the American Steamboat Company
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Action of the case, brought under the provisions of sections 16 and 21 of chapter 176 of the Revised Statutes, by the plaintiff as administrator of the estate of George Cook, late of Portsmouth, to recover $50,000 damages, for the benefit of the widow and children of his intestate, for causing the death of said intestate on the 29th of June, 1869, by a collision caused by the negligent and careless management of the defendant’s steamer Whatcheer on the waters of Narragansett…
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Action of the case, brought under the provisions of sections 16 and 21 of chapter 176 of the Revised Statutes, by the plaintiff as administrator of the estate of George Cook, late of Portsmouth, to recover $50,000 damages, for the benefit of the widow and children of his intestate, for causing the death of said intestate on the 29th of June, 1869, by a collision caused by the negligent and careless management of the defendant’s steamer Whatcheer on the waters of Narragansett Bay, the same being a public highway. At the trial of the case at the present term of the court for this county, before…
1Opinion of the CourtPotter, J.
Action of the case brought by the plaintiff as administrator of the estate of George Cook, deceased, to recover $50,000 damages for the benefit of the wife and children of the intestate, for causing the death of the intestate on the waters of Narragansett Bay, by a collision. The action was dismissed on motion of the defendants, on the ground that the state court had no jurisdiction, and the question now comes before this court on a motion for new trial, on the ground of alleged erroneous ruling.
The declaration contained two counts, one under section 16 o i -apter 176 of the Revised Statutes,…
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- Chase v. American Steamboat CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1871