District Court, E.D. New York June 14, 1908 (The Hilarius)

Cl 1ATFIT.I,]), District Judge.

The libelant alleges fault on the part of the steamship because of the breaking of an eccentric strap due to a defective condition of a winch, while the claimant makes a general denial, alleges contributory negligence, and also claims that the accident was occasioned through the acts of a fellow servant, or through the improper management of the winch by the