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MINNIE v. PORT HURON CO.

No. 678.

295 U.S. 647 (1935)

55 S.Ct. 884

79 L.Ed. 1631

MINNIE v. PORT HURON TERMINAL CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 3, 1935.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Eugene F. Black, with whom Mr. Jesse P. Wolcott was on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Leo J. Carrigan filed a brief on behalf of respondents.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HUGHES delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, a longshoreman, was injured at Port Huron while unloading a vessel lying in navigable water. He was about his work on the deck of the vessel when he was struck by a swinging hoist, lifting cargo from a hatch, and was precipitated upon the wharf. He sought compensation under the compensation act of the State of Michigan. His employer, the Port Huron Terminal Company, contended that the accident...

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