Larson v. Alaska Steamship Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered April 12, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a seaman through falling down the hatchway of a ship.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
— Alex Larson brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while working as a seaman on the steamship Victoria. The ship was anchored off shore in Alaska on the 14th day of June, 1915. Larson was ordered by the boatswain to go down into the hold preparatory to working cargo. Number 4 lower hold is covered by a hatch which is twelve by fourteen feet. When in place it makes a part of the dining saloon floor. It has no coaming and, as described by one of the witnesses, is “as smooth as a *667table.” A dining room table and a row of chairs on iron pedestals are built…
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