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MURPHY v. WOODS HOLE, MARTHA'S VINEYARD, ETC.

No. 75-1423.

545 F.2d 235 (1976)

Karen MURPHY et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. WOODS HOLE, MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET STEAMSHIP AUTHORITY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 30, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Wolfe, Boston, Mass., with whom Sriberg, Berman & Wolfe, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellants.

Charles M. Crowley, Jr., Boston, Mass., with whom Parker, Coulter, Daley & White, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, McENTEE and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Robert Murphy, an employee of defendant Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, was injured when the Uncanteena, a vessel owned and operated by defendant, pulled away from the dock while one of its lines was still secured, causing the handle of the winch which Murphy was tending to spin, striking Murphy. Murphy received benefits under the Massachusetts Workmen's Compensation...

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