¶1Judgment reversed, 15 to 6.
¶2■ £¿S= See Bank of Orange v. Brown, 3 Wend. 158; and Orange County Bank v. Brown, 9 id. 85.
1 Lock. Rev. Cas. 38
Sewall v. Allen
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
Decided July 1, 1799
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · decided 1799-07-01
This was an action against the owners of a steamboat as common carriers, for the loss of a packet of bank bills delivered to the captain for carriage and delivery. Held: that the owners of such a boat, carrying not only passengers, but light freight and parcels for hire, were common carriers, and answerable for all goods shipped on board their vessel, unless lost by inevitable accident or the enemies of the country.
Relies on Bank of Orange v. Brown
Decided 1799-07-01