Legal Opinion
Schell v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 22, 1967No. 841PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
Schell, a machinist’s helper in the marine mechanical department of The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, was injured while working aboard the C. & 0. tug GEORGE W. STEVENS on April 12, 1965, when he slipped on stairs. At the time in question the tug was docked at Finger Pier, Newport News, Virginia, in navigable waters. The tug arrived at the pier at 2:35 P.M. on April 9, 1965, and departed therefrom at 2:50 P.M. on April 13, 1965. The purpose of the docking was to permit the renewal of the worm gear and thrust rings of the tug’s steering engine.
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