Ready v. Steamboat Highland Mary
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. This was an action against a boat under the statute to recover the value of a horse alleged to have been lost by reason of the negligence of the officers and crew of said boat. The facts appear in the opinion of the' court when the cause was formerly here. (17 Mo. Rep. 461.) The case now comes here after a trial by jury.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. This was an action against a boat under the statute to recover the value of a horse alleged to have been lost by reason of the negligence of the officers and crew of said boat. The facts appear in the opinion of the' court when the cause was formerly here. (17 Mo. Rep. 461.) The case now comes here after a trial by jury. At the trial, the deposition of Sublett, who was a passenger on the boat upon the trip when the horse was lost, was read on behalf of the plaintiff. The defendant objected to a portion of this deposition, which is set out in the opinion of…
1Opinion of the CourtRylaND, Judge
From the record in this case, it becomes necessary for this court to consider the rulings of the court below in regard to admitting evidence for the plaintiff, and in giving instructions to the jury.
This case was before this court at a previous term, and was reversed. (See 17 vol. Mo. Rep. 461.) The general prin*265ciples involved in the case were settled in tbe opinion there given and reported. We shall now only observe the instructions and the evidence of the witness, Sublett.
1. In regard to the instructions, this court cannot find any serious objection to those given, nor do we see error in…
2Cited by1 opinion
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