Jeffries v. De Hart

DALLAS, Circuit Judge.

This was a suit in admiralty, in which a libel in personam was filed against M. J. De Hart, owner of the steamship Henrietta H., by the widow and children of Thomas Jeffries, to recover damages for his death, which resulted from an accident that occurred on that vessel while he was at work as a stevedore. The fact that the accident happened on hoard a ship is, however, of no significance. The same principles apply as would have been applicable if it had happened upon the land and recovery had been sought in a common-law action. The necessary condition of the defendant’s…