MR. JUSTICE CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court.
Lights and other signals are required by law, and sailing rules are prescribed, to prevent collisions and to save life and property at sea; and all experience shows that the observance of such regulations and requirements is never more necessary than in a dense fog, whether in the harbor or in the open ocean, if the vessel is in the common pathway of commerce.
Mariners dread a fog much more than high...
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