Holub v. Sword S. S. Line, Inc.

KENNERLY, District Judge.

On July 10, 1941, the Steamship “Western Sword” was at the Port of Galveston, Texas, to take on a cargo of sulphur to be shipped by the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company. Appellant and another, both employees of the Sulphur Company, went upon the Ship on that date to inspect her holds and determine whether they were clean and in condition for taking on a cargo of sulphur. The Ship had formerly been equipped with cargo battens (planks or strips of wood) held in place by “cleats” *207(also called “angle irons” or “cargo board hangers”) made of iron. The cargo battens were not…