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Lie v. San Francisco & Portland S.S. Co., 243 U.S. 291 (1917)
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Lie v. San Francisco & Portland S.S. Co., 243 U.S. 291 (1917)
Lie v. San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company No. 110 Argued December 21, 1916 Decided March 6, 1917 243 U.S. 291
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
When a steam vessel proceeding in a fog hears apparently forward of her beam the fog signal of another vessel whose position is not ascertained, the duty to stop the engines, if the circumstances admit, is imperative, under Article 16 of the International Regulations for preventing collisions at sea, adopted by the Act of August 19, 1890, 26 Stat. 320, and effective July 1, 1897, 29 Stat. 885.
A negligent breach of this statutory duty, contributing directly to cause a collision, is not excusable upon the ground that the vessel was navigated in accordance with what would have been good seamanship had not the duty been imposed.
When a collision is attributable to the palpable negligence of both masters, the negligence of each continuing to operate as an efficient cause until the moment when the accident occurs, the doctrine of major and minor fault does not apply.
219 F. 134 affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Lie v. San Francisco & Portland S.S. Co., 243 U.S. 291 (1917) in 243 U.S. 291 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QDHPTVRDFKDU7Z6.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Lie v. San Francisco & Portland S.S. Co., 243 U.S. 291 (1917), in 243 U.S. 291, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QDHPTVRDFKDU7Z6.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Lie v. San Francisco & Portland S.S. Co., 243 U.S. 291 (1917). cited in 1917, 243 U.S. 291. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=QDHPTVRDFKDU7Z6.
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