Railroad Co. v. Varnell
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clieeord
Owners of vessels engaged in carrying passengers assume obligations somewhat different from those whose vehicles or vessels are employed as common carriers of merchandise. Obli gations of the kind in the former case are in some respect less extensive and more qualified than in the latter, as the owners of the vehicle or vessel carrying passengers are not insurers of the lives of their passengers, nor even of their safety; but in most other respects the obligations assumed are equally comprehensive, and perhaps even more stringent.
Common carriers of merchandise, in the absence of any…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Propeller Niagara v. CordesSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
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