ABRUZZO, District Judge.
The libelant is a stevedore, and at the time of the accident worked on the S. S. John Barton Payne. During the trial it was conceded that the vessel was owned and operated by the United States, and libelant agreed to prosecute the action against the United States alone.
Carter & Weeks, Inc., libelant's employer, was loading Hatch No. 2 of the vessel. There came a time on the date of this accident when a heavy case, 6 feet high...
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