Pate Stevedoring Co. v. Henderson

McDUFFIE, District Judge.

This cause, transferred to the admiralty docket, was heard on the libel of the above-named corporations, wherein it was sought to set aside the award of the Commissioner and enjoin further payments thereunder. This court has reviewed the testimony before the Commissioner, heard oral arguments, and reviewed many authorities touching upon the issues involved.

From the rather voluminous evidence in the case, the material facts may be summarized as follows:

Otis Hall, a longshoreman, while working in the hold of a ship, was taken suddenly ill about 2 P. M. on March 2, 1941,…