Karen Murphy v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Robert Murphy, an employee of defendant Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and *236Nantucket Steamship Authority, was injured when the Uncanteena, a vessel owned and operated by defendant, pulled away from the dock while one of its lines was still secured, causing the handle of the winch which Murphy was tending to spin, striking Murphy. Murphy received benefits under the Massachusetts Workmen’s Compensation Act, M.G.L. c. 152. He and his wife thereafter brought this action, asserting jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1333 and alleging that his injury had been caused by…