Holmes v. Barclay

judment court was pronounced

Eustis, C. J.

This is an action against the defendants for damages caused ’ by their steamer, the Belle Air, during the high flood of the Mississipdi, in June, 1844, in running into and destroying a brick warehouse and injuring a steam mill belonging to the plaintiffs, in the town of Chester, State of Illinois. The District Court gave judgment for the plaintiff for the sum of $3,509, with interest, and the defendants have appealed. '

That the damages to thé plaintiffs’ property was occasioned by the fault of those who had charge of the steamer, we think, with,the…