Merryman v. Hall

The plaintiff sued the defendant to recover for injuries- received by him, caused by the explosion of the boiler upon a dredge owned by defendant. The cir. cuit judge directed a verdict for the defendant. The case is brought here by writ of error.

The defendant owned a dredge with which he was performing a contract he had with the government to do dredging in Black river. The plaintiff was an inspector looking after the work on the part of the government. He had nothing to do with the management of the dredge. He went aboard the dredge on the morning of May 25th. After the dredge had been in…