The Canton’s Empirical Analysis
1858
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cited by 1 later decisions
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cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
February 1991
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“[T]he persons engaged on board of her must have been possessed of some skill in navigation. They must have been able to 'hand, reef and steer,' the ordinary test of seamanship.”
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