The Admiral Watson
District Court, W.D. Washington
In Admiralty. Suit for collision by Conrad Anderson and others, owners of .the fishing boat Helgeland against the steamer Admiral Watson. cited the following cases: The Delaware, 161 U. S. 459, 16 Sup. Ct. 516, 40 L. Ed. 771; Britannia v. Cleugh, ,153 U. S. 130, 14 Sup.
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In Admiralty. Suit for collision by Conrad Anderson and others, owners of .the fishing boat Helgeland against the steamer Admiral Watson. cited the following cases: The Delaware, 161 U. S. 459, 16 Sup. Ct. 516, 40 L. Ed. 771; Britannia v. Cleugh, ,153 U. S. 130, 14 Sup. Ct. 795, 38 L- Ed. 660; The Isaac Newton, 59 U. S. (18 How.) 581, 15 D. Ed. 492; The Thielbek, 241 Fed. 209, 154 C. C. A. 129; The Putney Bridge (D. C.) 219 Fed. 1014; The Comport, 260 Fed. 151, - C. C. A.-; The Haida, 191 Fed. (D. C.) 623; Id., 196 Fed. 1005, 115 C. C. A. 376; The De Veaux Powell, 165 Fed. 634, 92 C. C. A.…
1Opinion of the Court
NETERER, District Judge.
On the evening'of October 20, 1918, the steamship Admiral Watson and the fishing boat Helgoland collided in Alaskan waters near Ketchikan. Each vessel disclaims fault. It is stipulated that responsibility for the collision shall be determined, and that the amount of the damage, if any, shall be later ascertained.
[1 ] The issue now is: Was either of the vessels solely at fault, or were the vessels mutually at fault? At the time named, the Watson approached Ketchikan by the passage south of Pennock Island. In making the turn to starboard, bound for the Oil Dock I, she…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- The DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Lie v. San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- The Maria MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- The" Sunnyside"Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by4 opinions
- The West HartlandDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1923
- Atlas Assurance Co., Ltd., of London v. CupidDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1952
- Johnson v. Nakat Packing Corp.District Court, D. Alaska · 1949
- McKay v. The Motor Vessel SokolDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1957