O'Brien v. Griffiths & Sprague Stevedoring Co.

The appellant was loading a vessel in the Seattle harbor and employed the respondent, who was stationed in the hold, stowing away railroad rails, which were being handled under the direction of a hatch tender stationed on the upper deck, one of whose duties was to signal the winch drivers. The negligence alleged against the appellant is that the hatch tender gave the winch drivers improper signals which resulted in a load of rails striking the respondent’s legs, causing a fracture of the right leg about five inches above the ankle, from the effect of which injury *303the respondent lay in the…