Axtell v. United States

GARVIN, District Judge.

This is a hearing on exceptions to an amended libel. The libelant has brought an action in admiralty as administrator of the goods, chattels, and credits of Cornelius L. Verhoef, deceased, setting forth that the latter was an able seaman on the steamship Balosaro, owned by the respondent; that while in the discharge of his duties as such able seaman, and while in the employ of the respondent, he sustained injuries which resulted in his death; that these injuries were caused by reason of the negligence of respondent and of the officers and seamen in command of said…