Chamberlain v. Ward
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal from the Circuit Court, of the United States for the southern district- of Ohio. It was a case of collision between the propeller Ogdensburgh and the steamer Atlantic, under the circumstances which are particularly set forth' in' the opinion of the court..
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This was an appeal from the Circuit Court, of the United States for the southern district- of Ohio. It was a case of collision between the propeller Ogdensburgh and the steamer Atlantic, under the circumstances which are particularly set forth' in' the opinion of the court.. The reader will bear in mind the difference between the ■white lights, which are carried by all vessels, and the signal lights required by. the act of Congress of 1849 to be carried by steamboats and propellers navigating the lakes. These are directed to be a triangular light, shaded green on the starboard side and red on…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
It was commenced by the present appellees, as owners of the steamer At lantic, against the appellants as owners of the propeller Og , densburgh, and grew out of a collision which occurred on Lake'Erie; between those vessels on the 20th day of August, 1852, whereby the propeller received damage, and the steamer was run down and lost. Some change was made in the nature and' character of the proceeding after the suit was instituted, ■'.making it necessary that a, brief explanation should be given, in- order that the present state of the pleadings may not be •misunderstood. According to the…
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