Legal Opinion
Broughton & Wiggins Nav. Co. v. Hammond Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1936No. 7590PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal in a case of collision between the sister cargo steamers, the Eureka and Ernest H. Meyer, shown by the evidence to have equal power and consequent speed in the conditions prevailing. The general factors controlling the problem of fault follow:
The collision occurred in San Francisco Bay, in the crowded thoroughfare between San Francisco and Oakland. There was no wind and no effective tide. There was a fog so dense that between 11 and 12 o’clock in the morning the visibility was as low as 300 feet and its maximum was 400 feet. In determining the speed of…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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