LAWRENSON v. CHAS. KURZ & CO.

No. 8902.

91 F.Supp. 1000 (1950)

LAWRENSON v. CHAS. KURZ & CO., Inc.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

May 11, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Wallner, Philadelphia, Pa., Robert Klonsky, New York City, for plaintiff.

Thomas E. Byrne, Jr., of Krusen, Evans & Shaw, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


GRIM, District Judge.

In this action plaintiff, a seaman, is attempting to recover for injuries sustained by him while he was working for defendant on defendant's vessel.

Running lengthwise and side by side on defendant's vessel on the main deck were three large pipes, the tops of which were approximately 17 inches above the deck. Plaintiff testified that he stepped across the pipes in order to cross the deck. As he stepped down from the third pipe, the foot...

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