FORD, District Judge.
This is a libel in rem brought by Edward J. Kirby, a stevedore, against the Swedish motor vessel Dalhem to recover for injuries caused by a collapse of cotton bales while the libellant was discharging cargo from the hold of the Dalhem on October 22, 1940.
The libel alleges as the ground for recovery that the owner, or agents, of the Dalhem were negligent in failing to (a) provide the libellant a safe place to work and (b) warn him of...
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