Inland & Seaboard Coasting Co. v. Tolson
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE DISTRICT OE COLUMBIA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
This was an action brought March 11, 1884, by Tolson against the Inland and Seaboard Coasting Company to recover damages for the crushing of his foot by the negligent management of a steamboat of the defendant. The plaintiff recovered a verdict for $8000, judgment on which was affirmed in general term. 6 Mackey, 39. The defendant sued out this writ of error.
4t the trial it appeared that the plaintiff was the owner and wharfinger of a wharf in the Potomac River, known as Shamrock pier, built on piles, in a suitable and substantial manner, early in 1883, and the front of which, twelve feet…
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