Standard Oil Co. v. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. This cause comes here upon appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court, in favor of defendant in error who was plaintiff below. The action is to recover damages for personal injuries, and the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
EACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, who was in the employ of one Terence, a master stevedore, was engaged with others in loading the steamship Susquehanna with case oil at the dock of the Standard Oil Company, in Bayonne, N. J. A foreman and a gang of men hired by Terence were located at different stations about the ship or on the dock, each engaged in performing his respective duty. The plaintiff was in the hold, and was struck by a draft of cases which was lowered at a time when he was not expecting it to descend. The hoisting from the dock and lowering into the hold was accomplished by the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The SlingsbyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1903
- The EltonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1906
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