Christensen v. Matson Navigation Co.

N.D. California

Christensen v. Matson Navigation Co.

209 F. 266, 1913 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1108

CourtDistrict Court, N.D. California

DecidedSeptember 22, 1913

DocketNo. 15,423

StatusPublished

This text of 209 F. 266 (Christensen v. Matson Navigation Co.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District Court, N.D. California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Christensen v. Matson Navigation Co., 209 F. 266, 1913 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1108 (N.D. Cal. 1913).

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Opinion

DOOLING, District Judge.

The libel excepted to contains two

counts. The first is for damages for injuries to libelant, a seaman, alleged to have been caused throügh the negligence of the libelee, as owner of the vessel Hilonian, in sending her to sea with certain drums of gasoline unlashed upon her deck, and thereby failing to. furnish libelant á safe place in which to work. But it does not appear, nor is it the fact, that the unlashed condition of the drums of gasoline was the proximate or other cause of injury to libelant. The injury was caused by a heavy’ sea shipped in rough weather while libelant was at work under the orders of the mate endeavoring to lash the drums. But it does not appear at all that he was injured by reason of the drums being unlashed, or that the’leaving of the drums unlashed rendered his working place at all unsecure. The exceptions to the first count will be sustained.

The second count is f'or failure to provide proper medical care, attention, etc., to libelant after the injury and is sufficient in form and substance. The exceptions thereto will be overruled.

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DOOLING, District Judge.

The libel excepted to contains two

counts. The first is for damages for injuries to libelant, a seaman, alleged to have been caused throügh the negligence of the libelee, as owner of the vessel Hilonian, in sending her to sea with certain drums of gasoline unlashed upon her deck, and thereby failing to. furnish libelant á safe place in which to work. But it does not appear, nor is it the fact, that the unlashed condition of the drums of gasoline was the proximate or other cause of injury to libelant. The injury was caused by a heavy’ sea shipped in rough weather while libelant was at work under the orders of the mate endeavoring to lash the drums. But it does not appear at all that he was injured by reason of the drums being unlashed, or that the’leaving of the drums unlashed rendered his working place at all unsecure. The exceptions to the first count will be sustained.

The second count is f'or failure to provide proper medical care, attention, etc., to libelant after the injury and is sufficient in form and substance. The exceptions thereto will be overruled.

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