Direct Navigation Co. v. Davidson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Harris. Tried below before Hon. Vm. H. Wilson.
1Opinion of the Court
NEILL, Associate Justice.
—This suit was brought by Davidson against the Direct Navigation Company to recover damages for an alleged breach of a contract for the hire of plaintiff’s boat "Pearl,” and himself as engineer on said boat, by defendant company. It was alleged that the defendant agreed to pay plaintiff a reasonable rent for the boat during the time of its use, and to return her to him at Houston, Texas, in as good condition as she was when plaintiff delivered her to the company; that defendant also employed plaintiff at the rate of $3 per day as an engineer upon said boat, and that…
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