The Ohio
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
. Cross' Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the '¡¡Eastern District of'Michigan. This is a collision case. The steamer Ohio, bound v. Mud Lake, coal laden, and having in tow the schooner Sheldon, came into collision with the steamer Siberia, bound down Mud Lake, and was so injured as to almost immediately sink in 33 feet of water. The Siberia was the colliding vessel, and sustained but a slight injury.
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. Cross' Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the '¡¡Eastern District of'Michigan. This is a collision case. The steamer Ohio, bound v. Mud Lake, coal laden, and having in tow the schooner Sheldon, came into collision with the steamer Siberia, bound down Mud Lake, and was so injured as to almost immediately sink in 33 feet of water. The Siberia was the colliding vessel, and sustained but a slight injury. This collision occurred between the Can buoy and the entrance of the river St. Marys into Mud Lake. The Ohio sighted the propellers Siberia and Mather just as she was east…
1Opinion of the CourtLurton, Circuit Judge
It is indisputable that the cause of this collision was the departure of the Siberia from the course she was on when about to pass the Ohio. An agreement to pass port to port had been established. If the Ohio and Siberia had each kept their then respective courses, they would have passed each other at a distance of 600 or 700 feet apart: This establishes a prima facie case of negligence against the Siberia, for this sudden change of course was the immediate cause of the collision. If this swing from her course was caused wholly by the wrongful approach of the Mather, and could not have been…
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