The Banner
District Court, S.D. Alabama
In Admiralty. Suit for collision by Evans Wood, master of the schooner Dora Allison, against the barge Banner.
1Opinion of the Court
TOULMIN, District Judge.
[1] “Vessels in motion are required to keep out of the way of a vessel at anchor, if the latter is without fault, unless it appears that the collision was the result of inevitable accident; the rule being that the vessel in motion must exonerate herself from blame by showing that it was not in her power to prevent the collision by adopting any practicable precautions.” The Virginia and the Agnese, 97 U. S. 309, 24 L. Ed. 890; In re D. H. Miller, 76 Fed. 877, 878, 22 C. C. A. 597; The Lucille (D. C.) 169 Fed. 719. The court in the D. H. Miller Case said that Lord Esher…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The" Virginia Ehrman" and The" Agnese"Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
- The Kathryn B. GuinanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1910
- The JumnaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1906
- Eastern Dredging Co. v. Winnisimmet Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1908
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