Levy v. Carondelet Canal & Navigation Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from tlie Sixth District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Itightor, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Bermudez, C. J.
The plaintiff claims $2,174.52 as damages sustained by him, by tlie sinking of bis schooner JSmna Amelia, in December, 1877, at the mouth of the Bayou St. John, while attempting to go into Lake Pontohartrain. The charge is, that she struck against spiles or posts, which were obstacles and obstructions dangerous to navigation, and which it was the duty of the Company having the control and management of the Bayou and requiring toll, to have removed.
The defense is a general denial, an admission of tlie existence of the spiles or posts, and…
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