Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court February 29, 1908 (Moore v. Curran)

Hammond, J.

There was evidence that the tub, having been hoisted perhaps a little higher than usual, stuck, and that while the engineer was attempting to lower it, it suddenly fell upon the staging with such force as to break it down; and the plaintiff’s intestate, who was standing upon the staging, was precipitated into the hold of the vessel, thereby receiving injuries which resulted in his