Edrington v. Tête

The petition represents that the defendants, and other persons therein named, are joint owners of the steamboat Paul Jones, a vessel by them employed in carrying goods and passengers for hire, and that they are indebted to the plaintiff, in solido, in the sum of $360 25, for this, that in the month of June, 1839, the plaintiff contracted with Robert Scott, the captain of said steamer to tow a boat from the city of New Orleans, to his (the plaintiff’s) residence in the parish of St. John the Baptist; that owing to the fault, negligence, or evil intentions of the captain, the boat was capsized…