Compagnie Generale Transatlantique v. The Switzerland’s Empirical Analysis
38 F. 853 · 1889
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cited by 2 later decisions
May 1895
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““Those aro cross actions arising out of a collision which occurred on the 21st day of .January, 1881, in the harbor of Now York, not far below the statue of liberty, between the steamship Switzerland and the steamship La Gascogne, two passenger steamers at the time hound out of the port of New York on a voyage to sea. The Gascogne was the faster vessel, and, having come up with ihe Switzerland, was passing her, on her port side, at a distance estimated by various witnesses at 150 to 300 feet. The bow of the Gascogne had drawn ahead of the bow of the Switzerland when the vesse’s came in collision, the Switzerland's how striking the Gascogne on her starboard quarter at an angle of about 30 degrees. To recover the damages resulting from this collision to the respective vessels, each vessel has brought an action against the other. The collision occurred in broad dayl'plit, on a clear day, with no other vessel to interfere with the navigation of either vessel. It is manifest, therefore, that the collision was caused by negligence, but where the negligence was is not so clear. The contention on ihe part of the Switzerland is that the Gascogne, instead of keeping her course, as she was bound to do, until she had passed the Switzerland, attempted to cross the Switzerland's bows, under a port helm, when the distance' between tin; vessels was too small to permit her to accomplish such a maneuver in safety. On the part of the Gascogne the contention is that while she was passing the Swi”
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