Western Fuel Co. v. Garcia
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the First Division of the Northern District of California; Maurice T. Dooling, Judge. Action in admiralty by Antone Garcia, administrator of the estate of Manuel Sousa, deceased, against the Western Fuel Company. Decree for libelant, and respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
The widow and minor children of Manuel Sousa, deceased, filed, August 21, 1917, in the court below, a libel against the appellant and two of its employés, to recover damages growing out of the death of the deceased while working as a stevedore in unloading coal from the hold of the steamer Tancred, at the time operated by the appellant 'company under charter, and discharging its cargo at the Howard Wharf in Oakland creek, Cal. — it being alleged that the death of the deceased was caused by the negligence of the libelees in the improper handling of the bucket, by which some…
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