Moy v. Ocean Steamship Co.
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Appeal from jury term. Action by Catherine Moy, as administratrix of the estate of Patrick Moy, deceased, against the Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah. The complaint was dismissed, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcADAM, J.
The action is under the statute to recover damages for the death of one Patrick Moy, an employé of the defendant. It appears that the decedent was on August 13, 1894, at work in one of the lower holds of the steamship City of Augusta, and that a barrel which was being lowered into the hold of the vessel fell *564from the sling in which it was held, and struck him while he, for some unexplained reason, was crossing directly under the open hatchway. The hatchway had been opened to unload the vessel, and the orders were to stand clear of the hatches until the hooks were sent down, when the barrels…
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