Eddie Huff v. Matson Navigation Company, a Corporation

I concur in reversing the district court'.. But I cannot agree with all the reasoning or factual conclusions contained in-, the maj'ority opinion.

It was stipulated that this longshoring operation of unloading sugar involved the use of cranes “never found on ships-as a regular part of ship’s gear.” In fact, they are land based. A leg, an-integral part of the crane, is inserted *217in the ship’s open hatch. Scrapers, com■ponent parts of the crane, are operated by means of falls rigged through blocks .attached to the sides of the hold “solely for the sake of convenience,” and aid in bringing the…