Legal Opinion
The Italia
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 6, 1910PublishedCited by 1 opinion
In Admiralty. Suit by Michael O’Connell against the steamship Italia.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIERD, District Judge.
Upon the morning of November 29, 1907, a gang of stevedores, including the libelant, were engaged, in opening the No. 3 hatch upon the steamer Italia. The covers having been removed, O’Connell proceeded to a position aft of the hatch and substantially amidships, to seize the end of the strongback when this was lifted out by the ship’s derrick, as it usually came out with considerable force. As expected, the strongback came out in such a way that the libelant was compelled to step back and to the right as he caught the end of the iron girder. His right foot thus fell…
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