On February 23, 1956, decedent was employed as a longshoreman by the employer appellant working at the pier of the Brooklyn Army Base. He worked with three other employees unloading a Navy truck. His cargo consisted of bags of flour, sugar and heavy boxes of canned goods. It was testified that the usual practice was to have rollers which make the unloading faster and easier but on the day in question none was available. The work was finished about 11:30 A.M. and about 11...
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