The Earl of Dunmore

Citations

• 120 F. 858
• 1903 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 381

Syllabus

<p>1. Shipping — Liability op Ship for Injury of Stevedore — Failure to. Give Warning of Defects.</p> <p>Where it was known by the officers of a ship that a hatch covering was so constructed, or was in such condition, that if the hatch was opened in the usual way it would fall, the failure to give warning of the danger to stevedores engaged in loading the vessel was negligence, which rendered the ship liable to an employé of the stevedores for an injury resulting from the falling of the hatch with him into the hold while he was removing the cover in the customary way.</p>