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BENTON v. UNITED STATES LINES, INC.

No. 13039.

408 F.2d 378 (1969)

Melvin BENTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES LINES, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 2, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome B. Monfred, Baltimore, Md., for appellant.

John H. Skeen, Jr., Baltimore, Md. (William A. Skeen and Skeen, Wilson, Gilbert & Roach, Baltimore, Md., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and BRYAN and CRAVEN, Circuit Judges.

ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge:

Longshoreman Melvin Benton appeals from the dismissal of his complaint in admiralty claiming damages of the United States Lines for personal injuries suffered aboard the defendant's S. S. American Packer. While she was berthed pierside taking cargo at Baltimore, Maryland, on February 15, 1967 a spud wrench was dropped into the hatch of the hold in which Benton was standing. Deflected at the bottom, it struck him on the arm with painful...

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