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A Test Cm* of renaidorale mUrwl to n many partiea in Bold Eagle Valloy wna In triad at last Court, tbtrt being aaver*! «auit* bark of thia involving considerable I Y 1 expense to tha parti** defendant Thia ~ I suit «i» brought by J. D. L. Smith ag*t fr I Saylor Day* Moray, Judge Linn and Jaoee Morrill, Ka^.t appearing for tbo L, I plaintiff, and J. H Ora if and 9. D. Ball, I a I E*|*.. for tbo defendant* Tbo suit wm for $4,000 damage*, claimed to bar* baao I done tbo load of plaintiff, resulting from ^ tbo negligent ropair, by U»w MafaadanU.I of the Bold Lag la and Spring Craok *I Canal Tbo Jury rotumod a verdict of ‘I $6*0 damage* for plaintiff, but tbar* wnla point of law involved aa to who U rae- ® I pun*t bio for tboir payment, and on tbb ,r I tbo Court roaarrad U« Judgment. and on 01 tbia tbara la much intaraat aicitad, tbara °' being a cico point involved, It was|(l I thought tha opinion would bar# boon do* *' livared ora tbio, but a* tbo Judge .baa loft •' for Europe, it may bo torn* lima bafora it B1 b giron, and it b passible bo may aond It at an aarly day. It toom* tbat in IM I Ji tbo canal waa f ary much damagod by a w Hood and loft in a uaoiaaa condition. In It I IM1 tho defendant* (tha B. I. A Spring «« Craok Navigation Co.) mado an agree- yi inont witb tbo Canal Company to ropair at tba canal, and rtcoiva tboir poy in bond* toof tbo Compony and tho toll* orbing from wuaa of canal. Boy lor Day A M oroy agreed | further, “to auperiotenl tba work, to Uke w charge of sold caaal aftar it ia put in rapair ()lt; until tba aaid company shall elect to ap I point a auperfnlendont—thla not to oscood 8' I If o yearo—oil expenses nocoaaory to keep •aid canal in repair to ba first paid eutofl | toll* from aaid caaal. and tba balaara of the toll# te ba paid to tha Treasurer of tbo company. Cudar an agreement con-1 J tabling tbb clausa tha Uafandanu took H charge of and run tha canal, collecting ™ toll*, and whtlt ao uaing it tha plaintiff A claim* ha suffered damagaa from water •* leaking through tba banka of the canal tod overflowing ,hIs land*. Tho legal •• point raaorvad b whathar under tha agree* want, Saylor Day A Moray are bound for in tho damage*, or whether tho canal com be peay bi whathar tba fonnar ware inda- fn poadont cool motor*, roaponaiblo for what cn might onaua thereunder; or whothar tboy ch ware undo* the control of tho Canal Com* gr bany tbo latter being reoponalblo if they byvtro. ciintMB Omm. lortn
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Centre Hall Reporter
Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Jan 08, 1874
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