The J. T. Easton

The libelant claims some three or four hundred dollars for an injury to her canal-boat by collision. Upon the evidence in the case I am satisfied that the actual damage could be repaired by the use of bolts, and braces for $15, so that the canal-boat, for all the practical purposes of use, of convenience, and of strength, would be just as good, and just as durable, as before the injury. Whether, if repaired in that way, her market value would be essentially depreciated is a question upon which the witnesses differ. An owner whose boat is damaged by the negligence of another is entitled to…