COLEMAN, District Judge.
The libelant in this case was severely injured on June 12, 1923, while engaged as a stevedore in unloading linseed from the steamship Adour at the port of New York. The injury was caused by the fall of part of a wooden bulkhead, erected in the ship to stabilize the cargo. Libelant brought an action for damages in the common-law courts of New York on April 3, 1924, against the stevedoring company, C. F. Terrence & Sons, which resulted in...
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