Cordrey v. Steamship
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: John P. Kavanaugh, Judge. Department 2. While on the dock at which the steamship “Bee” was berthed in Portland in this state and was discharging her cargo of cement, the plaintiff, a stevedore, was hurt by a sling-load of cement which fell on the truck he was operating, so that it threw him on the dock and injured him. The home port of the ship was in the State of California and it was owned by a corporation of that state.
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From Multnomah: John P. Kavanaugh, Judge. Department 2. While on the dock at which the steamship “Bee” was berthed in Portland in this state and was discharging her cargo of cement, the plaintiff, a stevedore, was hurt by a sling-load of cement which fell on the truck he was operating, so that it threw him on the dock and injured him. The home port of the ship was in the State of California and it was owned by a corporation of that state. The plaintiff had judgment in personam against the owner of the vessel, from which that owner appeals. The further facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, C. J.
We deduce from the bill of exceptions substantially this state of facts: The vessel in question had arrived in Portland with a cargo of cement consigned to local parties. The consignee or someone operating for him on the land telephoned to the longshoremen’s union for a number of stevedores to assist in unloading the cargo. Several men, including the plaintiff, were sent by the union to the dock. On arriving there someone acting as mate of the vessel directed the plaintiff with others to remain on the dock for service there while the rest were-taken into the hold of the vessel. The plaintiff…
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