Massey v. Williams-McWilliams, Inc.

WEST, Chief Judge:

This Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, case is based upon an injury to a seaman who was attempting to leave the DB-1, a derrick barge, to board the crewboat Chickcharney. When the plaintiff, Alfred M. Massey, jumped or stepped from the DB-1 ladder to the crewboat, his feet went out from under him and he fell. He got up once or twice, only to fall again each time. After the trial, this Court held that the vessel was not unseaworthy and that the shipowner-employer was free of negligence and therefore denied plaintiff’s demands. D.C., 277 F.Supp. 452. But on appeal, the United…