Commonwealth v. King
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Indictment on the Pub. Sts. c. 102, §§ 120-122,* in eight counts, alleging that the defendant on June 24, 1888, and at other times, at the town of South Hadley, in the county of Hampshire, “ did run a steamboat for the conveyance of passengers in and upon the waters of the Connecticut River at said South Hadley, such waters not being then and there within the maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and did then and there land and receive passengers from and upon said…
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Indictment on the Pub. Sts. c. 102, §§ 120-122,* in eight counts, alleging that the defendant on June 24, 1888, and at other times, at the town of South Hadley, in the county of Hampshire, “ did run a steamboat for the conveyance of passengers in and upon the waters of the Connecticut River at said South Hadley, such waters not being then and there within the maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and did then and there land and receive passengers from and upon said steamboat in and within the town of South Hadley aforesaid, without then and there first obtaining any license or authority…
1Opinion of the CourtField, J.
The only exceptions argued are the exception to the admission of the map in evidence, the exception to the refusal of the court to quash the indictment “because it is not alleged in said indictment, or in any count thereof, that said defendant carried said passengers as aforesaid for hire,” and the exception to the refusal of the court to rule “that there is no evidence that the Connecticut River between Springfield and Hadley is not within the maritime jurisdiction of the United States.” The other exceptions taken at the trial must be regarded as waived.
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- Manchester v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Commonwealth v. SlavskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- New v. JacksonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1911
- Jewett v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Boucher v. Hamilton Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
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