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Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
Sailing rules were ordained to prevent collisions between ships employed in navigation, and to preserve life and property embarked in that perilous pursuit, and not to enable those whose duty it is to adopt, if possible, the necessary precautions to avoid such a disaster, to determine how little they can do in that direction without becoming responsible for its consequences, in case it occurs.
Except in special cases, the sailing ship is required to keep her course where a steamship is approaching in such a direction as to involve risk of collision: but the rule is widely different if the two…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The Maria MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- The FarragutSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Railroad Co. v. DuboisSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Peck v. SandersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
3Cited by56 opinions
- The Max MorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- The Albert DumoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Standard Oil Co. v. DaviesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1921
- Oceanic Steam Nav. Co. v. The AuraniaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1886
- Parker Bros. & Company, Inc., of the Tugs Gertrude and Annie O v. J. E. De ForestCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
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