Walker v. Wilmington Steamboat Co.

Citations

• 117 F. 784
• 1902 U.S. App. LEXIS 5140

Syllabus

<p>1. Injury to Passenger—New Trial—Verdict Consistent with Evidence.</p> <p>In an action for an injury to a passenger on a steamboat, resulting from its running into the dock through the refusal of the port reversing engine to act, evidence examined, and held not to so far sustain the burden cast on the carrier of explaining the accident and relieving itself of the imputation of negligence as to require the setting aside of a verdict for plaintiff and the granting of a new trial.</p>