Anderson v. W. R. Chamberlin & Co.

Plaintiff instituted this action to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by him while employed as steward and cook on defendants’ vessel the “C-Trader,” particularly outfitted to transport cargoes of packaged lumber between ports in Oregon and Los Angeles Harbor. At the time of the accident which occurred about 11:30 o’clock on the night of the 28th of December, 1951, the vessel was docked at Wilmington, California, unloading a cargo of lumber.

The complaint contains two causes of action, the first of which is for negligence under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C.A., § 688) for…