San Francisco Bridge Co. v. Charles Nelson Co.

WARD, J., pro tem.

This is an appeal from a judgment in the sum of $12,500 awarded by a jury in an action to recover damages for the loss at sea of plaintiff’s floating derrick barge and property stowed thereon, which was under tow of one of defendant company’s steamships from the port of Los Angeles to the port of San Francisco. The appeal is based upon errors of law in the rulings and instructions of the court. For the sake of brevity the steamship will be referred to as the “Griffdu” and the barge as “Number 31” or as “the barge”.

The only alleged error relative to the admission of evidence…