Carlson v. United States

FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant filed a libel to- recover $10,000 as damages.for personal injuries and $2:47.40 *117for unpaid wages due Mm as a member oi the crew of the steamship Aquarius, a UMted States Shipping Board vessel. The undisputed facts are these:

Appellant was an experienced seaman, a member of the crew of the steamship Aquarius serving on Ms second voyage on said ship. While the vessel was in port at Bremerhaven, Germany, he was directed to chipi two sockets on the forecastle bulkhead, in which the cargo booms rested when not in use. There was a narrow space between the bulkhead and…