The Lucille
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from tbe decree of the Circuit Court for the District of Maryland, in a case of collision; the facts being thus: A little after midnight of December 20th, 1868, the moon not shining, but the night not being a dark one, the schooner Champion, sailing up Chesapeake Bay for Baltimore and keeping about five miles from the western shore of the bay, was seen at the distance of two miles on the southeast by the steamer Lucille going down the bay and out to sea.
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Appeal from tbe decree of the Circuit Court for the District of Maryland, in a case of collision; the facts being thus: A little after midnight of December 20th, 1868, the moon not shining, but the night not being a dark one, the schooner Champion, sailing up Chesapeake Bay for Baltimore and keeping about five miles from the western shore of the bay, was seen at the distance of two miles on the southeast by the steamer Lucille going down the bay and out to sea. The wind was a very light breeze from the southeast; and the course of the schooner north-by-west, her sails well set on the port…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice HUNT now,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The principles of law applicable to this case are well settled. They are not disputed by either party. In the-.case of The Carroll * it is thus laid down : “Nautical rules require that where a steamship and sailing vessel are approaching each other from opposite directions, or on intersecting lines, the steamship, from the moment the sailing vessel is seen, shall watch -with the highest diligence her course and movements, so as to be able to adopt such timely means of precaution as will necessarily prevent the two boats from coming in…
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