Silk v. United States War Shipping Administration

KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.

The libellant was a seaman in the service of the S.S. Cacalilao, a vessel owned by and operated for the United States. He was injured when a defective rope which supported the scaffolding upon which he was working broke, and he fell sustaining the injuries for which this action, under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq., for-damages and maintenance and cure was brought.

Jurisdiction and Venue.

The libel contains no averment as to the residence of the libellant or the present or future whereabouts of the Cacalilao., I find as facts:

The libellant is…