, 1870-07-18
TIE LAW COURTS,
collisions on the Lake and In
The Chicago River,
important Decisions by Judges Blod-
eett and Davis.
1he Inheritance Of nm zfEcSitI-
Ynn1c xfrothcr.
United States Circuit Court,
Ft3tf fYSf0N-Ef7tn1EEu fS4

co1lIs1oS-sc1,oo<EB LOST.
Elisha r. ptan ti a. =. Propeller Dean Rich.
Eond- celhs'ou Iecllants, on the 11th Of Sep-
1rs1E,rr, 1st6. were owners Of the scnooner
Ba.u~h. 4'l'i about 10 O'Clock on the evening Of
that DAY The schooner WAS Processing down the
lsle- a}3'ut nEe miles from the west shore. the
VIVA 1H''n west 70 west southwest, quite fresh.
~ gusts heading north shout north hal! west,
shtn sae CAME IN collision with the propeller 1}ean
aseasnaad coming Up tAe 1Ake The collision &C.
CURED atnnt twenty miles frpm Chteayo When
Inc propeller ntsl rn2de the schooner, The prppeI-
Ief was heading south half east The schooner
Tas ktruck Ga nc< port heH, anu she tmtue,lJ.
atcfy sunk hnd trcauc foist loss. the Of
Gcets a'af tte~ sxlug saEct, nt the propeller
iEe Min controversy turned on whether the
t-hoanct, up 10 the tune OF the collision changed
hrf ttissc, The propeller claiming thar she did
au'l thus hrruGht at1rt the collision. Fnr the
Schooner II was eop1rn'lel that sac did tot caanrc
FRI eoSssr Wifi. > collision being imminent, AZ
psltE "cs given so "a change, hut nat executed
ftfhrr the collision had tstnrtr.L The coutt
found his latter rosltt,n sustained by The ryi~
deuce, AND that It ftt. duty 1o such OF the
F:rrt1rr III avoid the sailing st'sseL Some .louut
NA~ tEruAn INTO tsc case by evidence teusstng TO
t''~ th4t ,heFe were ~os.- rrupeliets coming IN,
:s. ,heI. was seae danger OF co!lil!ng with then,
Il SIX cRangtd bet course, but the Court thought
= s!'r aaa '~tn properly kept ia hand thak AAnSe.
"As Llrrai; II any rate It would not excuse the
l'"lv.ls.1 for hot attending to 1he duiF which WAS
H''s' Pressing aud most In hand, which WIS to
a'"ll t"c Vessel Ia Close pro xlInisy. 1,asras
nasSei tnz E.'eisaf1s. anu op1T1na :. a. taSnn
''udEe uaS1s decided tnc appeal, as follows.
Tar rsi!e> OF navigation REQUIRE when A s,f1i,s,
stese aati sttaElct are approaching each otncr
~ intsstle art ctuus ~ rs to insolse rsk Of col
!i-:.a fAas te sailing Feesti tuas1 kcep her course
Ani II Nc liner Keep out Of The way siatkcn h.r
ri, i nes rs.agt stop and reverse As thr
s'snief dill .l"t kerr OUT uf tn. way, anu as cor
iSaa 'fff tt'tI. TIE steamer Is pfisnu fIcte liable
AZ. al III If 7r.ieee hrr>ef bf showing that tnt.
atcHfens was inevitable, w.s cau.el bF ,hc cni
i14t ptc''senc'' Of the schooner. 4 careful cou-
~ fa1l'a rloWs that rle gchubllcE Was nor To
FLAME STE Arpf her cours, until The mUtttnt Of
" snilslpn. "i,es, the aanVrr be!ux tnlmiuyut
t!r tol,tsi having p.esrnte.l that The rl,i11sfo,
;t'I u''t have occurred ha! the prupeIi.r he,.1
Ht1ffai nf hcl du:. anu the theory Of the danger
~ tie testimony, The tt1neitsie ,iuSr Of the
tEtEs Ut tht- propeller w1S to avoid the scth,nrr
NJ" ttest "AS n"thlnc IN the cIsrumstsucea Of the
1-* :" s+ittt hts {sona that Necessity. Theu she
- charEt ab!c With the consequences. Decree a.
t1:inr'i, "
sa.IIs1w-cArr1oS 70 1rG-iHx,
stafnts Us Aaua1a ct A. Y. The tug-t,oat Little
.,'sas a,p! Mtllaia !, Ewfng. Eariy an tue morn
,.E - IL! s:h II 1uue. 1e6a, llteiiants schooner,
~ l'sz' ''fo'l, ia1tn vilh lnnpe., entered Tie
~ tr Little Giant The tQ.s passrd Thrush
I;u.h srfei ltitsr and so1eas'cd u p1ss through
,nr 49, , ,an,,o - ste st1eet nl1dSe. when. se<
tas,'-s-; :a1f sui thrnreh the north dsuw of tie
h'"cr, tlr l'tt.e Elant crossed toward the south
W ,- ~ - n,et aua, Ha"e o'n2 50. and whra
Arr a1"t The E~lnQ, which was goiug down The
...,,r,fi. .1 ~ tne ts:hht W2s sub
sE, 1n''tsur MI os'srarle kent On lei course. 80
L. =: ..t rSmv IN contaci WITT her ting, aad was
r., nI linn, r.,, tne ,h pt.rene. r 1adGe Drum.
rr9r IL HUI Tie Ltstt tsaut shauIl have seeu
49, ty,t'i :, ~ 'HtAA- th1n me norm dsaT. and
tta,,na !. ~ "G1y 20 1old hssssH completely ut
".en's. ~ assa1nk Aet sfFesl do%t11t" tue Edw-
s,sftsss ~ Wy. ssIi not continue he course at
49, ,u -, ~ ,ill!ts ~ fiouf u. IN f1e% VI the
i.,n,,.' pr,,', ase s.orteu a!loRstneT OF taken
49,. -. ln.sau'ts M 10 1tss through the sH4tn
did ,.us mE nv he .ons III iaat, BECAUSE she
r. ~ .,s, t us Gas.e c..e ta~ y well u fur
= .r 'n'sn ~, X @ 'te nortn ttaW, which Mss her
~, I'M .tt ~ ~. I LIE. Auotner ianit u heF5
uts al ,": Il wGca frcticss 1T spes ssh she Z b,a ~
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,.,Jt t..a,.'. ~ ~ ,,ot9 tat Ltue S'aht IN
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uss ~ t,mr ~ tsas' ~. i've, ana ptIaaVa ~.
:; 5,,u ,.,I rh.,r,,nvtr NJ ,hn t.iis ~ y aIua ~ ~
t-, sloas II va asn fstsss y rss sonct az Pr
;...s y ~ ID the way. anu ,hey on me iIs,e ftant
efull1 have seen In, EH.tau o o.r nn,.rt.sc6
iStyrvt 2fnrr,eH
I,fi Is,oy nv rur,,xr
Thomas Gnaylc 1t n. ', 1iars lioar, at Trade
A,1.,at ftun, a uIc:cr o! JutJrr 1sr11mmapa ..n-
;rr,L .anuarT 6 last whiie ,,1Ec r. Mas ntrsti.
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tuZ ls..~t ,1rrzc. .fti thtse was r,e-r ,non,,
mary at il. fuII The harE T,E III. tcf,cr SsI,ar
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