Keating v. Pacific Steam Whaling Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court, King County. — Hon. Orange Jacobs, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Reavis, J.
Action for damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff Thomas H. Keating was a sailor on the steamer “Golden Gate,” owned and operated by defendant, and engaged at the time of the injury sustained by plaintiff in towing a barge from Seattle to Skagway, Alaska. The tow line was fastened to the main mast of the Golden Gate, passing back over the stern to the barge. A mainsail was carried on the main mast and a main boom was used therewith, and a stick of timber was placed across the vessel, between the main mast and the stern, to keep the tow line…
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