Barker v. Cunard S. S. Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by George Barker against the Cunard Steamship Company, Limited. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial made on the minutes, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFollett, J.
This action was begun December 12, 1890, by a passenger against a common carrier, to recover damages claimed to have been sustained by the alleged negligence of the defendant. September 23,1890, the plaintiff took a second-cabin passage from Liverpool on defendant’s boat Gallia for New York, at which port the ship arrived October 4th. It is alleged that a defective port, which was a few inches above the plaintiff’s berth, admitted such quantities of water that he was constantly wet, and thereby contracted pneumonia, which resulted in the permanent impairment of his health. The question lying…
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