Francis R. Peck v. United States Steel Corporation

This is an action by Francis R. Peck against the United States Steel Corporation, his employer, to recover for personal injuries which he sustained while engaged in the course of his employment. The case was tried without a jury before United States District Judge Earl R. Larson. Judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $69,795.43. United States Steel appeals, urging that the trial court erred in finding that Peck, a shore-based worker, was injured on a vessel in navigation while doing seaman's work, and in concluding that he was entitled to the warranty of seaworthiness.

The…