THE “AMERICA.”, 92 U.S. 432 (1875)

THE “AMERICA.” OCTOBER TERM, 1875. 1. Where two vessels under steam, meeting end on, or nearly end on, neglect, until it is too late to avoid a collision, to comply with the rule requiring each to port her helm, it is no defence for either to prove that she ported her helm before the collision […]

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92 U.S. 432

92 U.S. 432 92 U.S. 432 23 L.Ed. 724 THE ‘AMERICA.’ October Term, 1875 APPEAL from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Mr. B. D. Silliman for the appellants. Mr. W. R. Beebe, contra. MR. JUSTICE CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court. 1 Sailing rules were […]

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