Cassil v. United States Emergency Fleet Corp.

(after stating the facts as above). [1, 2] The appellant was engaged in rendering a maritime service when he received his injuries. He could hold the Emergency Fleet Corporation responsible for damages only on the theory that the vessel was unseaworthy in respect to the instrument whereby his injuries were occasioned, There is no allegation in the libel that the accident resulted from the use of any defective appliance of the ship. Nor can he hold the stevedoring company responsible if the negligent act which caused his< injuries was that of a fellow servant. The Hoquiam, 253 Fed. 627, 165 C.…