Patrick v. The Steamboat J. Q. Adams
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Common Pleas. This was an action instituted under the act concerning boats and vessels, by James Patrick and others against the steamboat John Quincy Adams, for damages done to the steamboat Shelby, of which the plaintiffs were owners, by a collision alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the officers and crew of the J. Q. Adams. At the trial, there was much conflicting evidence upon the question of negligence.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Common Pleas. This was an action instituted under the act concerning boats and vessels, by James Patrick and others against the steamboat John Quincy Adams, for damages done to the steamboat Shelby, of which the plaintiffs were owners, by a collision alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the officers and crew of the J. Q. Adams. At the trial, there was much conflicting evidence upon the question of negligence. The plaintiffs read the deposition of William Smith, who testified that he had been a pilot for many years, and knew George Lampton, the pilot…
1Opinion of the CourtRyland, Judge
Erom the preceding statement, it will appear, that the only questions which this case presents for the consideration of this court, have their origin in the decision of the lower court, in regard to the admissibility of testimony on the part of the plaintiff, and in regard to the rejection of the testimony of Lucas on the part of the defendant.
1. The objections made by the defendant to the testimony of the witness, Patterson, and which were overruled by the court below, are not valid. • The witness describes the injury done to the steamboat Shelby, and then gives his impression of the…
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