Eastern S. S. Co. v. International Harvester Co. of New Jersey

MILLER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves a fog collision between the Steamer Joseph Wood, owned by the libelant-appellant, Eastern Steamship Company, and the Steamer, The International, owned by the respondent-appellee, the International Harvester Company of New Jersey. Appellant appeals from a decree dismissing the libel on the ground that the collision was caused solely by the fault •of the libelant.

The collision occurred on April 23, 1947 at about 5:50 p. m. in Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior. The following facts appear without material contradiction. The Wood was upbound, light, but with…