Williamson v. Barrett
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States,' for the District of Ohio. It was a.n action of trespass on the case brought by the owners of the steamboat Major Barbour, (the defendants in error,) against the owners of the Paul Jones, another steamboat, for injuries resulting from a collision between the boats.
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This case was brought up by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States,' for the District of Ohio. It was a.n action of trespass on the case brought by the owners of the steamboat Major Barbour, (the defendants in error,) against the owners of the Paul Jones, another steamboat, for injuries resulting from a collision between the boats. On the 3d of February, 1848, at a place upon the Ohio RiVer, about one hundred miles below Louisville, the Major Barbour' was descending the river, and a collision ensued between her and the Paul Jones, which was ascending; by means of which the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
This is' a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United .States for the District of Ohio.
The plaintiffs in the' court below, the defendants here, who were the owners of the steamboat Major Barbour, brought an action against the defendants, the owners of the steamboat Paul Jones, to recover damages occasioned by a collision upon the Ohio River on the 3d-February, 1848.
The Major Barbour was descending the river at the time, and the Paul Jones ascending, the latter heavily laden arid of much larger size than the former.
Evidence was given by the plaintiffs tending to show, that their boat was…
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