Pacific Mail. S. S. Co. v. Wilson

HUNT, Circuit Judge.

In a calm sea on a clear bright morning in November, 1922, about 12 miles off the coast of California, near Point Buchón, the steamship Newport, 337 feet long, south bound, collided with the steam schooner, Svea, 170 feet long, bound north. The Svea interests libeled and the Newport interests cross-libeled. The Newport admitted fault, but assumed that the Svea was also at fault. The Svea denied fault, and set up that the collision was due solely to the fault of the Newport.

The District Court held that the collision was due to the negligence and fault of the Newport, and…