Transportation Line v. Hope
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This was an action on the case by Hope, the plaintiff below, to recover damages for the loss of the canal barge or vessel “ Mary E. Loughney,” her cargo, and for freight thereon.
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Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This was an action on the case by Hope, the plaintiff below, to recover damages for the loss of the canal barge or vessel “ Mary E. Loughney,” her cargo, and for freight thereon. The plaintiff alleges, in substance, that he delivered the barge, valued at $3,000, to the' defendant, to be towed, for a certain sum to be paid therefor, from Jersey City to New Haven; and that, by. reason of gross and culpable negligence, and the want of ordinary care and skill of the defendant in towing and conducting the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
Hope, the plaintiff in the Circuit Court, sought to recover damages for the loss of his bargé, which the defendants undertook to tow from Jersey City to New Haven, through Long Island Sound.
The barge was lost before reaching her destination; and the jury to which the case was submitted found a verdict, for the plaintiff for $2,125.30 damages.' This was based upon the theory of the negligence of the defendants in the .performance of their duty.
With the general question of negligence we have nothing to do. The finding of the jury is conclusive upon that subject. It is only the specific…
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