Reynolds v. International Stevedoring Co.

The respondent, Charles Reynolds, was injured while in the employ of the appellant, Inter national Stevedoring Company, and recovered in this action for the injuries suffered.

The appellant was engaged in the work of loading merchandise onto the steamship London Merchant, then moored alongside a wharf in the city of Seattle. The respondent was employed as a stevedore, his work being to store the merchandise in the hold of the vessel as it was brought on board. The merchandise was brought on board the vessel in sling-load lots by means of the vessel’s tackle operated with steam winches. Such a…