Steamboat Raritan v. Pollard
Supreme Court of Missouri
APPEAL from the St. Louis Court of Common Pleas-. That the verdict was against law and the evidence; that the instructiohs asked for, on the pari of the boat were improperly refused; and that a new trial should have been granted. 1st. The court did not err in refusing the instructions asked by defendant They are both based upon the assumption, that a cause of action that accrued beyond the limits of the State of Missouri, is not embraced in our acts giving liens on boats and…
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APPEAL from the St. Louis Court of Common Pleas-. That the verdict was against law and the evidence; that the instructiohs asked for, on the pari of the boat were improperly refused; and that a new trial should have been granted. 1st. The court did not err in refusing the instructions asked by defendant They are both based upon the assumption, that a cause of action that accrued beyond the limits of the State of Missouri, is not embraced in our acts giving liens on boats and vessels. The converse of that proposition is maintained by the appellee, to wit: That any cause of action enumerated in…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, J.
This was a proceeding against the steamboat Raritan, by the appellee Pollard, for services rendered said boat, as clerk. Pollard obtained judgment, from which the boat appealed.
There was evidence given tending to show, that services were rendered by Pollard as clerk, and the duration and value of those services. It appeared that the boat, during the time the services were performed, was employed in navigating the Ohio river; and the question in the cause is, whether a proceeding in rem, will lie against a. boat not engaged in *585navigating the waters of this State, there being no evidence that a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Steam-Boat Rover v. StilesIndiana Supreme Court · 1841
3Cited by3 opinions
- Haight & Bro. v. Steamboat HenriettaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1857
- James v. The Steamboat PawneeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1854
- Harris v. The HenriettaDistrict Court, D. Missouri · 1856