Steudler v. ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY

OPINION

BEEKS, Senior Judge.

The parties have stipulated that, solely for the purposes of this motion by defendant for summary judgment, the facts herein set forth are true. Plaintiff was a civil service employee of the United States aiding in the loading of ammunition on the steamship RIDER VICTORY, which was engaged in foreign commerce; Defendant, as a general agent for the United States, had full control, responsibility and authority with respect to the manning, navigation, and management of the vessel. On January 27, 1968, while working aboard said vessel at the Naval Ammunition Depot,…