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DAVILA v. VERCHARMIAN

No. 10717.

372 F.2d 93 (1967)

Fernando DAVILA, Appellant, v. S.S. VERCHARMIAN, her engines, etc., in rem, and Vergottis Ltd., as owner, in personam, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 2, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Sanderlin, Norfolk, Va. (Kelsey & Rabinowitz, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellant.

Charles F. Tucker, Norfolk, Va. (Vandeventer, Black, Meredith & Martin, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellees.

Before BOREMAN and BRYAN, Circuit Judges, and RUSSELL, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

By libel in the District Court, crewman Fernando Davila sought damages of his ship, the SS Vercharmian, her owner and agent to recover damages for injuries suffered on July 26, 1960 when he inadvertently stepped into a forecastle hatch while at sea en route Hampton Roads, Virginia. Recovery is predicated on charges of unseaworthiness of the Vercharmian and, particularly, of her boatswain's negligence in not warning...

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