Jackson v. City of Allegheny

The libelant sues the city of Allegheny, the proprietor of a public wharf on the bank of the Allegheny river, to recover damages for the loss of one float and injury to another, and also for the loss of certain coal contained in ilat-boats, which were swept away from said wharf on the 4th day of February, 1883, by an ice flood. The libel charges that the loss was occasioned by the failure of the city to perform the duty which, as wharfinger, it owed to the libelant, in that the city neglected to provide and maintain sufficient posts, ring-bolts, and other devices necessary for the secure…