BRUCHHAUSEN, Chief Judge.
The libelant instituted this proceeding in admiralty under the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 781 to recover damages for personal injuries, allegedly sustained on March 20, 1957.
The libelant, a longshoreman, was employed by the respondent-impleaded American Stevedores, Inc. He, with three co-workers, was engaged in placing a hatch board at the D deck level of the No. 2 trunk hatch of the USNS Henry Gibbons, moored at the...
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