Peterson v. Larsen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California. Libel in admiralty by Peter Larsen against H. H. Peterson and an,- • other to recover damages for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is one of fact. The libelant sustained certain injuries by reason of lumber falling upon him from a sling while he was employed in stowing lumber in the hold of the steamer Greenwood at Delmar Landing on the Mendocino coast. It appears from the evidence that the defendants were operating a wire chute or trolley for carrying lumber from the landing to the steamer Greenwood. This wire chute consisted of a wire cable stretched from an elevated point on shore out to a buoy anchored several hundred feet from shore. The vessel is brought under the…
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