JAMES ALGER FEE, District Judge.
Libelant's intestate was an employee of Brady-Hamilton, Stevedores, an independent company which was under contract to load the steamship Mercier at an Oregon port on the Columbia river. At about 8 o'clock in the morning the master stevedore took over the appliances, and, after lifting out the strongbacks of the hatches, proceeded to place lumber upon the vessel. The gear at the particular hatch, including the hook and shackle in question...
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