San Francisco & P. S. S. Co. v. Leggett S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the First Division of the Northern District of California; Maurice T. Dooling, Judge. Suit in admiralty for collision, by the San Francisco '& Portland Steamship Company, owner of the steamship Beaver, against the steam schooner Necanicum, the Deggett Steamship Company, claimant, with cross-libel. Decree for respondent on cross-libel, and libelant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN FLEET, District Judge.
The controversy arises from a collision occurring between the steamer Beaver and the steam schooner Necanicum on the coast of California. The Beaver, a passenger steamer of 2,997 net tonnage, 380 feet in length, and 57 feet beam, was proceeding south from Astoria to San Francisco, loaded with passengers and freight, while the Necanicum, a much smaller vessel, 175 feet in length, and 35 to 40 feet beam, was going north light, from San Pedro to Astoria, for cargo. The vessels came into collision shortly south of Point Arena, under circumstances very much in…
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