Railroad v. Ferguson
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM HAMILTON. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Hamilton County. Eloyd Estile, J.
1Opinion of the CourtBeaed, J.
The defendant in error was the owner of a steamboat built for the purpose of and used by him in plying the ITiwassee river when there was sufficient depth of water.
In his declaration filed in this cause it is averred that plaintiff in error maintained a. bridge over this stream so low as greatly to interfere with its navigation, and that by reason of such improper construction his seamboat wras “wrong*554fully, unlawfully, and unjustly prevented from navigating said stream and from reaching its destination in time, to bis great and special damage and injury.” For the loss sustained in this,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The Daniel BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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- Mills v. HallNew York Supreme Court · 1832
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- Hamilton v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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- Finch v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1928
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