GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for personal injuries brought by a longshoreman. The alleged injuries occurred while the appellant, Joseph Osnovitz, was engaged in loading ship stores on board a vessel called the "Shawnee Trail" on October 1, 1948. The libel is brought against the United States by virtue of the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 781-799.
The "Shawnee Trail" was a tanker. On the date in question a crew of longshoremen employed...
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