Gilson v. Collins

This was a suit by appellee to recover wages for services as engineer upon appellant’s tug boat.

On the trial, appellant gave evidence tending to show that • the boat was damaged by fire whilst in the charge of appellee as engineer; that it was the result of a breach of duty on his part, and sought to recoup for these damages in this action.

The court instructed the jury, on request of appellee’s counsel, “that an engineer of a tug boat is not an insurer of the boat upon which he works, and is not responsible for damage to the machinery which is not directly attributable to his negligence.”

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