Gibbons v. Ogden · ¶90

If a real difference could be admitted to exist between vessels carrying passengers and.others, it has already been observed, that there is no fact in this case which can bring up that question. And, if the occupation of steam boats be a matter of such general notoriety, that the Court- may be presumed to kn< w it,, although not specially informed by the record, then we deny that the transportation of passengers is their exclusive occupation. It is a matter of. general history, that, in our western waters, their principal employment is the transportation of merchandise; and all know, that in. the waters of the Atlantic they are frequently so employed.

U. S. Reports, bound volume
U. S. Reports, volume 22, at 1 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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