Brown v. Gilmore
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1879, Nos. 261 and 311. Case by John Gilmore against Samuel Brown and others, and by Henderson & Co. against same defendants, to recover damages for the loss of certain barges and the coke, which composed the cargo therein, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendants in the management of the steam-tug Bigley, of which they were the owners.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1879, Nos. 261 and 311. Case by John Gilmore against Samuel Brown and others, and by Henderson & Co. against same defendants, to recover damages for the loss of certain barges and the coke, which composed the cargo therein, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendants in the management of the steam-tug Bigley, of which they were the owners. These two cases were tried together in the court below as they involved the same state of facts and nearly the same principles of law. The Gilmore…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mercur
These two cases were argued together. The damages claimed, resulted from a collision on the Ohio river. The boat “ Phillips,” with nine barges in tow, some loaded with coke and others with coal, had become disabled in descending the river, and landed and moored over night at Phillips landing. While lying there, she had proper signal lights burning; but did not have steam up. While in that position she was struck by the “Bigley,” a boat also descending the river, owned by the plaintiffs in- error, and having a. tow in charge. The officers of the Bigley had previous notice of *46the disabled…
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