diff --git a/svgpathtools/path.py b/svgpathtools/path.py
index 51378fd..0b5bb49 100644
--- a/svgpathtools/path.py
+++ b/svgpathtools/path.py
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ class Line(object):
             d = (other_seg.start.imag, other_seg.end.imag)
             denom = ((a[1] - a[0])*(d[0] - d[1]) -
                      (b[1] - b[0])*(c[0] - c[1]))
-            if denom == 0:
+            if np.isclose(denom, 0):
                 return []
             t1 = (c[0]*(b[0] - d[1]) -
                   c[1]*(b[0] - d[0]) -
diff --git a/test/test_path.py b/test/test_path.py
index 3456e82..8474b26 100644
--- a/test/test_path.py
+++ b/test/test_path.py
@@ -991,6 +991,19 @@ class Test_intersect(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertTrue(len(yix), 1)
         ###################################################################
 
+    def test_line_line_0(self):
+        l0 = Line(start=(25.389999999999997+99.989999999999995j), end=(25.389999999999997+90.484999999999999j))
+        l1 = Line(start=(25.390000000000001+84.114999999999995j), end=(25.389999999999997+74.604202137430320j))
+        i = l0.intersect(l1)
+        assert(len(i)) == 0
+
+    def test_line_line_1(self):
+        l0 = Line(start=(-124.705378549+327.696674827j), end=(12.4926214511+121.261674827j))
+        l1 = Line(start=(-12.4926214511+121.261674827j), end=(124.705378549+327.696674827j))
+        i = l0.intersect(l1)
+        assert(len(i)) == 1
+        assert(abs(l0.point(i[0][0])-l1.point(i[0][1])) < 1e-9)
+
 
 class TestPathTools(unittest.TestCase):
     # moved from test_pathtools.py