Swords v. . Edgar

The defendants in this action were the owners of the half of the pier, upon which the accident befell, by which the injury was done to the plaintiff's intestate. They were not then in the actual occupation of it. They had leased it to others for a rent reserved to themselves. Their lessees were in the actual use and occupation of it. They had taken a covenant from their lessees to keep the pier and bulkhead in order and repair at their own cost. It is established by the verdict of the jury, under the charge of the court, that the pier was in a defective condition on the 1st day of May, 1865.…