In case for the disturbance of a ferry, a count alleging that the plaintiffs were entitled to a certain ferry across the Thames, that the defendants conveyed passengers and goods across the river near to the plaintiffs’ ferry, and that, by reason thereof, the plaintiffs lost profits, and were prejudiced and disturbed in the possession arid profit of their ferry, was held, after verdict for the plaintiffs to disclose a sufficient cause of action. – Where, on a motion in arrest of judgment a clear objection is not shewn, the party will be left to his writ of error
Citations:
[1850] EngR 130, (1850) 9 CB 26, (1850) 137 ER 800
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Torts – Other, Litigation Practice
Updated: 02 September 2022; Ref: scu.297477