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that's famous and much debated in law schools.
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Here's what happened in the case. I'll summarize the story
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then I want to hear how you would rule, imagining that you were the jury.
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A newspaper account of the time described the background.
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A sadder story of disaster at sea
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was never told than that of the survivors of the yacht, Mignonette.
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The ship floundered in the South Atlantic,
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1300 miles from the Cape.
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There were four in the crew, Dudley was the captain,
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Stevens was the first mate, Brooks was a sailor,
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all men of excellent character or so the newspaper account tells us.
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The fourth crew member was the cabin boy,