Taylor v. Munson S. S. Line

TOUEMIN, Judge.

The complaint alleges that one Cooper was superintendent of the loading of the vessel, under employment of the defendant, with timber; that he “negligently gave orders” to the men at work in loading the ship to rush and hurry the work of loading, and did thereby (that is, by giving said orders) cause a stick of timber to be carried into the hold before the timber already carried had been stowed away. The complaint then alleges that, as a direct and proximate result of the “negligent hurrying” of said work, a certain stick of timber was carried into the hatch to be stowed away…