The Iroquois

Citations

• 194 U.S. 240
• 24 S. Ct. 640
• 48 L. Ed. 955
• 1904 U.S. LEXIS 850

Syllabus

<p>While a master is not bound in every instance where a seaman is seriously injured to disregard every other consideration,, and put into the nearest port where medical assistance can be obtained, his duty to do so is manifest, if the accident happens within a reasonable distance of such a port.</p> <p>The duty of the master in each case depends upon its own circumstances, and although the case may not be free from doubt this court will apply its general rule both in equity and admiralty cases, not to reverse the concurring decisions of two subordinate courts upon questions of fact unless there be a clear preponderance of evidence against' their conclusion.'</p>