SHERLOCK ET AL. v. ALLING, ADMINISTRATOR


93 U.S. 99 (____)

SHERLOCK ET AL. v. ALLING, ADMINISTRATOR.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Mr. T.D. Lincoln for the plaintiffs in error, and by Mr. C.A. Korbly for the defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court.

In December, 1858, the defendants were the owners of a line of steamers employed in navigating the river Ohio between the port and city of Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio, and the port and city of Louisville, in the State of Kentucky, for the purpose of carrying passengers, freight, and the United States mail. On the 4th of that month, at night, two boats of the line, designated, respectively, as the "United States...

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