Williams v. Steamship Mutual Underwriting Ass'n

While the M. V. “Southeastern” was owned and operated by the Briggs Steamship Corporation (hereinafter called “Briggs”), a Delaware corporation doing business and operating in this state, the appellant, a seaman thereon, was injured by a fall into a manhole in a passageway, the cover having been removed by engineering personnel to gain access to the refrigeration machinery. At the time of the injury, Briggs was covered by a policy of marine insurance issued by the respondent in California. The exact character of this insurance will be discussed hereinafter.

Appellant instituted an action…