McQueen v. Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.

McQueen, plaintiff below and appellant here, suffered personal injuries as a result of steam and hot water escaping from a boiler while he was undertaking to drain the water therefrom preparatory to replacing a defective gasket therein. By this suit he seeks to recover from Ingalls damages for such injuries. The suit is grounded upon the theory that the injuries resulted from the failure of Ingalls to perform a duty owing by it to appellant. Ingalls says it was guilty of no negligence or violation of duty contributing to such injuries. When the *653testimony was all in, the learned trial judge…