Padgett v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.

OPINION

BEEKS, Senior District Judge.

This dispute arises from a personal injury sustained during a stevedoring operation. Plaintiff was a civil service employee of the United States (a-“blocker and bracer”) at the Naval Ammunition Depot at Bangor, Washington. On August 30, 1972 he injured his left leg while engaged in loading the S.S. MOOREMAC CAPE (CAPE), owned by defendant and third party plaintiff Moore-McCormack (MooreMac) and time chartered to third party defendant United States (U.S.). At the time of the injury the U.S. was engaged in loading'its own cargo aboard the CAPE pursuant to the…