Murden v. Commissioners of Lewes, Inc.
Superior Court of Delaware
Action by Charles M. Murden against the Commissioners of Lewes, Incorporated, to recover for damages to plaintiff’s houseboat and also for damages to certain personal property therein, as well as personal injuries to himself, alleged to have been occasioned by the defendant in dragging along the beach and pushing off into the water, the plaintiff's houseboat, from the position where it stood on the Lewes beach.
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Action by Charles M. Murden against the Commissioners of Lewes, Incorporated, to recover for damages to plaintiff’s houseboat and also for damages to certain personal property therein, as well as personal injuries to himself, alleged to have been occasioned by the defendant in dragging along the beach and pushing off into the water, the plaintiff's houseboat, from the position where it stood on the Lewes beach. The facts and contentions of the parties appear in the charge of the court. Motion for binding instructions in favor of plaintiff refused. Verdict for defendant. .
1Opinion of the Court
Rice, J.,
charging the jury:
Charles M. Murden, the plaintiff in this action, seeks to recover "damages from the Commissioners of Lewes, Incorporated, the defendant, for damages to his houseboat and loss and damage to personal property in it, as well as personal injury to himself, alleged to have been occasioned by the defendant corporation in dragging along the beach and pushing off into the water, the plaintiff’s houseboat, from the position where it stood on the beach or strand..
The defendant admits that by its servants it moved the houseboat and pushed it off the beach into the water, but…
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