THE VICTORY & THE PLYMOTHIAN

Nos. 66, 67.

168 U.S. 410 (1897)

THE VICTORY & THE PLYMOTHIAN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 29, 1897.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J. Parker Kirlin and Mr. Floyd Hughes for the Plymothian.

Mr. Robert M. Hughes for the Victory.

Mr. Wilhelmus Mynderse for the Canton Insurance Company.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The District Court and the Circuit Court of Appeals concurred in finding the Victory grossly in fault, and we see no reason for arriving at any other conclusion. In our opinion the collision was the direct consequence of the Victory's disregard of the rule of the road and her reckless navigation.

In any aspect of the case, the rule...

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