Raymond v. The Ella S. Thayer

I am clearly of opinion that the proofs in this case do not disclose such negligence on the part of the master as would render the employ'd’ responsible for injuries to an employe caused by the negligence of a co-employe, either on general principles or by the law of this state. To hold otherwise would be to make the ship-owner an insurer of every seaman against all accidents which might occur in the course of the voyage, which could not be shown to have been the result of his own negligence, or the irresistible violence of the elements.

The claims for wages to the end of the voyage, and for…