PER CURIAM:
Appellee, a longshoreman, was injured while unloading Volkswagens from the hold of the S.S. BELVERA. He contended, and the district court found, that the manner in which the cargo was stowed and unloaded created an unreasonable risk of harm to the longshoremen, and rendered the vessel unseaworthy.
Three Volkswagens were stowed bumper to bumper in a line facing the square of the hatch. The front bumper of the Volkswagen nearest the square of the...
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