McFarland v. Commercial Boiler Works, Inc.

Action was instituted to recover damages from defendants on account of injuries suffered by plaintiff when he fell from a grating inside a ship onto steel tanks some twenty feet below.

The amended complaint alleged that defendant Nieder & Marcus, Inc., purchased the engine in the barge “Mazama”; that, to expedite its removal from the ship’s hold, defendant removed certain engine room gratings and a steel stairway; that at the top of the stairway there was located a steel platform or grating; that defendant negligently failed to replace certain bolts supporting and securing the platform; and…