Lopez v. American-Hawaiian Steamship Co.

McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.

Following a jury disagreement in this civil action by a stevedore carpenter for injuries sustained aboard a ship owned pro hac vice by appellee, the district judge granted the defense reserved motion for judgment and plaintiff appeals.

Lopez, the plaintiff, was employed by a stevedore contractor, Luckenbach Steamship Company, Inc. On May 3 and 4, 1948, the latter was loading the S.S. Willis Vickery under a written contract with her owner, the appellee. That agreement, which was in evidence, called upon Luckenbach to provide, among other services, “all necessary * * *…