Scandrett v. Great Lakes Transit Corp‪.‬

This is a suit in admiralty brought against Great Lakes Transit Corporation, the owner of the steamer H. A. Scandrett, to recover damages for injuries suffered on November 13, 1933, by Sellon, a mate and member of the crew, because of the alleged neglect of the corporation to furnish him with a properly fitted and seaworthy door and appliances thereon. The libel contained two causes of action, the first to recover damages under the maritime law for injuries resulting from the unseaworthiness of the door and its appliances, and the second to recover the amount due the libelant for maintenance and cure. It alleged that, when Sellon was proceeding from the wheelhouse to his quarters and had arrived at the door leading to such quarters, he tried to open it but the knob gave way and as a kresult he was precipitated toward a hatch, his right hip struck upon a hatch clamp, and his injuries resulted.