He later represented a bridge company against a riverboat company in Hurd v. Rock Island Bridge Company, a landmark case involving a canal boat that sank after hitting a bridge.
hiː lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ɐ bɹˈɪdʒ kˈʌmpəni ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ ɹˈɪvɚbˌoʊt kˈʌmpəni ɪn hˈɜːd vˈiː. ɹˈɑːk ˈaɪlənd bɹˈɪdʒ kˈʌmpəni, ɐ lˈændmɑːɹk kˈeɪs ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ ɐ kənˈæl bˈoʊt ðæt sˈæŋk ˈæftɚ hˈɪɾɪŋ ɐ bɹˈɪdʒ.