Wylde v. Cowin
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Jas. M. Morton, Judge. Libel by James P. Cowin against the steamship Bolton Castle, claimed by John Wylde. Prom a decree for libelant, claimant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the final decree of the District Court of Massachusetts that the appellee, who was li-belant in the court below, recover damages for personal injuries received by him October 18, 1916, while at work as a longshoreman, in unloading cargo at Boston from the steamship Bolton Castle.
The libelant received his injuries by reason of the breaking of a swivel pin in a block at the foot of thq. port derrick, on the forward side of the foremast. This derrick was a part of the hoisting apparatus of the vessel, and at the time of the accident was being used to…
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