Schuylkill Navigation Co. v. Harris
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia, in which Thomas J. Harris brought this action on the case against the plaintiffs in error, and obtained a verdict and judgment. The plaintiff offered in evidence certain depositions and releases; the admission of which was assigned for error. The case is fully stated in the opinion of the court. cited I Camp. 251; 8 Taunt. 454; 5 Carr.
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ERROR to the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia, in which Thomas J. Harris brought this action on the case against the plaintiffs in error, and obtained a verdict and judgment. The plaintiff offered in evidence certain depositions and releases; the admission of which was assigned for error. The case is fully stated in the opinion of the court. cited I Camp. 251; 8 Taunt. 454; 5 Carr. Sf P. 454, (24 E. C. L. 402); 3 Carr, P. 305, (14 E. C. L. 319); I Moo. $ Malk. 319, (22 E. C. L. 321) ; 1 Esp. 164; 4 T. R. 589; 1 Cow. 515-, 3 Wend. 180; 19 lb. 496; 1 Rawle 197. referred to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by.
Kennedy, J.
This was an action brought by Thomas J. Harris against the Schuylkill Navigation Company, to recover compensation for a loss sustained by him in consequence of an injury done to his boat in their canal, occasioned by the mismanagement, or want of the exercise of due care and skill on the part of one of their lock-keepers, when the boat was approaching and about to enter the lock of which he had the charge. The plaintiff offered to read in’evidence the deposition of John Williams, the captain of, or person to whom he had entrusted the…
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