8 Wend. 474 | N.Y. Sup. Ct. | 1832
That the plaintiff did not accept the responsibility of Clapp absolutely, in discharge of the liability of any other person who might be holden for the plank, I consider as settled by the jury.
If the defendant is to be made accountable to the plaintiffs for the plank, on the ground of the negligence of the boatman, and that he was his servant, and acting in his employment at the time of the taking of them, (upon which we at present, give no opinion,) then the action should have been case and not trespass ; 2 Selw. 841 ; 1 Bos. & Pul. 404 , without resorting to this principle, as it is conceded that the defendant had the plank, and appropriated them to his own use, there can be no difficulty in the remedy.
New trial granted, costs to abide the event.