Hamilton v. King’s Empirical Analysis
49 F. 469 · 1891
Citation profile
13 federal appellate · 5 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 21 later decisions — most recently December 1955
13 federal appellate · 5 district ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Orient Mut. Ins. v. The B. B. Saunders
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“* * That is true enough, but she is in fault if she does not navigate In accordance with the regulations governing the movements oí vessels thus placed. Rule .19 of section 42:13 of the United States Revised Statutes (U. S. Comp. Sr. p. 2898) provides: ‘IT two vessels under steam are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the .vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the oilier.’ That rule has since its first enactment been in full force in harbors, rivers, and inland waters. The acts of March 3, 1S85 ( 24 Stat. 441 , c. 354), and August 19, 1890 ( 26 Stat. 320 , c. 802 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 2863]), did not affect its application in such locality: and the act of February 19, 1895 (2,Si Stilt 072, c. 102 [U. S. Comp. St. 199]. p. 28391), expressly re-enacted it. Rule 23 of the same section (.section 1233 fp. 2899]), equally applicable, provides that ‘where, by rule * , one of two vessels shall keep out of the way, the other shall keep her. course. subject to the qualifications of rule 24,' which provides for special circumstances. It might be supposed that, after all the years which have elapsed since tlieir passage, the application of these two rules would be tiie very A B C of practical navigation. The burdened vessel is to ‘keep out of the way.’ How it shall (In so is not prescribed. It may, of course, turn to starboard sufficiently to allow the privileged vessel to pass, and then proceed under the stern of that vessel. Thi”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. The Pawnee““Art. 21. Where, by any of these rules, one of the two vessels is to keep out of the way, the other shall keep her course and speed. “Art. 22. Every vessel which is directed by these rules to keep out of the way of another vessel shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. The Pawnee““ * * * The inspectors can not lawfully require the other steamer to assent to a departure from the statute in cases covered by the rules of navigation as enacted by congress, and the inspectors’ rules are not to be construed as meaning to do so.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. The Pawnee
How this case has been treated — in progress
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