Foot & Reynolds v. Wiswall
New York Supreme Court
IN ERROR, to the mayor’s court of the city of New-York. The plaintiffs in error brought an action of trespass on the case, in the court below, against the defendant in error, for in running foul of a sloop owned by the plaintiffs.
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IN ERROR, to the mayor’s court of the city of New-York. The plaintiffs in error brought an action of trespass on the case, in the court below, against the defendant in error, for in running foul of a sloop owned by the plaintiffs. The cause was tried at the December term, 1813, of the mayor’s court, before the recorder (Hoffman,) of the city of The injury complained of took place in the month of June, 1812, at which time the defendant was master of the steam-boat Paragon, and was proceeding in the steam-boat from JSewYork to Albany, the plaintiffs’ sloop was on a voyage from Cornwall, in…
1Per curiam
This case comes before the court on a bill of exceptions, taken in the mayor’s court of the city of JYezu York., It is an action charging the defendant with carelesness and negligence in the management of a steam-boat upon the Hudson river, by means whereof she ran foul of, and greatly injured a sloop of the plaintiffs, whilst navigating the river. The case was submitted to the jury for them to decide, whether the evidence would warrant the charge of negligence or misconduct on the part of the defendant, and the jury found a verdict for the defendant.
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