THE PELHAM


69 F.Supp. 586 (1946)

THE PELHAM. Petition of DWYER LIGHTERAGE, Inc.

District Court, S. D. New York.

October 30, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Macklin, Brown, Lenahan & Speer, of New York City, for petitioner.

Cohen & Fuchsberg, of New York City, for claimant.


LEIBELL, District Judge.

James L. Merritt, an employee of Spencer Kellogg and Sons, Inc., sustained personal injuries on July 20, 1945, while performing labor aboard the barge "Pelham" owned by Dwyer Lighterage, Inc. He claims that he had occasion to stand upon a hatch cover abroad the barge, that the hatch cover slipped and that he was precipitated into the hold. He alleges that the hatch cover was defectively constructed and maintained, in that it had sufficient...

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