MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.
At all pertinent times, the steamship Robert M. LaFollette was owned, operated and employed as a merchant vessel by appellee, the United States. On and prior to August 7, 1945, appellant, Walter M. Heder, a minor was employed by appellee as a seaman on board the vessel. On August 7, 1945, while the vessel was at anchor in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, on navigable waters of the Pacific Ocean, appellant was injured when his left thumb was caught between...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.