Hill v. Sturgeon
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Si. Louis Gou/rt of Common Pleas. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. I. The owners were liable for a loss caused by the sinking of the barge. The court erred in striking out those portions of the deposition of Credell, in which he stated that he would not on his own responsibility trust Decker to stand on watch. This was clearly competent as the opinion of a skillful pilot, fully acquainted with Decker’s skill and competency.
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Appeal from Si. Louis Gou/rt of Common Pleas. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. I. The owners were liable for a loss caused by the sinking of the barge. The court erred in striking out those portions of the deposition of Credell, in which he stated that he would not on his own responsibility trust Decker to stand on watch. This was clearly competent as the opinion of a skillful pilot, fully acquainted with Decker’s skill and competency. Decker’s deposition should have been excluded. The evidence clearly shows that the loss was not caused by an unavoidable danger of…
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