Barnhill v. Haigh
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to tbe Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county. This was an aetion on the ease, commenced January 15th 1866, by Joseph P. Haigh against William Barnhill, A. Hartuper, David Brenneman, Levi Brenneman and George Brenneman, owners of the steamboat Gipsey, to recover for the loss of a flatboat and its cargo of coal.
Read the full summary
Error to tbe Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county. This was an aetion on the ease, commenced January 15th 1866, by Joseph P. Haigh against William Barnhill, A. Hartuper, David Brenneman, Levi Brenneman and George Brenneman, owners of the steamboat Gipsey, to recover for the loss of a flatboat and its cargo of coal. The declaration alleged a contract between the plaintiff and defendants to tow the boat and cargo from the Monongahela Bridge down the river “ to the Point,” in the city of Pittsburgh, and that, through the negligence of the defendants, the boat and coal were lost. One Coursin…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Read, J.
The defendants, the owners of the tug-boat Gripsey, contracted with the plaintiff to tow his coal-boat and cargo of coal from the pier of the Monongahela Bridge, where she was lying, down the Monongahela river to the Monongahela river at “ The Point,” in the city of Pittsburgh. That instead of so delivering the said boat and cargo at “ The Point,” in Pittsburgh, they towed the same to Manchester, and left the same tied to the bank of the Ohio river, where she sunk with the coal, in the course of the night. The jury found all the facts in favor…
2Cited by8 opinions
- Paxos v. Jarka CorporationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Overholt Et Ux. v. Reliance Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Trustees of Methodist Episcopal Church of Franklin v. Equitable Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
- Hewitt v. Democratic Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Newman v. Globe Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.