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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 19:13:38+00:00

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BUZYNSKI v. LUCKENBACH S. S. CO.
[277 U.S. 226, 227] Messrs. W. E. Price and James W. Wayman, both of Galveston, Tex ., for petitioner.
The District Court was of opinion that the accident resulted from a defect in the winch for which both Companies were responsible. The Circuit Court of Appeals was of opinion that the evidence showed no defect in the [277 U.S. 226, 228] winch for which either of the Companies was liable, and that, although there was evidence from which it might reasonably be inferred that the accident was caused by negligence of the winchman or of another stevedore, nevertheless the Contracting Company would not be liable for the negligence of such fellow servant.
It is settled by this Court that section 33 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, 1 incorporated into the maritime law in favor of injured 'seamen' the applicable provisions of the Employers' Liability Act2 and its amendments, and that these may be enforced either in suits in admiralty or actions at law. Panama R. R. Co. v. Johnson, 264 U.S. 375, 388 , 44 S. Ct. 391; Engel v. Davenport, 271 U.S. 33, 35 , 46 S. Ct. 410; Panama R. R. Co. v. Vasquez, 271 U.S. 557, 560 , 46 S. Ct. 596; Baltimore S. S. Co. v. Phillips, 274 U.S. 316, 324 , 47 S. Ct. 600; Messel v. Foundation Co., 274 U.S. 427, 434 , 47 S. Ct. 695. And in Internat. Stevedoring Co. v. Haverty, 272 U.S. 50, 52 , 47 S. Ct. 19, we held that the word 'seamen' as used in section 33 included a stevedore engaged in the maritime work of stowing cargo upon a vessel, and that under the applicable provisions of the Employers' Liability Act, he could recover from the stevedoring company for an injury caused by the negligence of a fellow servant.
The view of the Circuit Court of Appeals that the Contracting Company would not be liable for the negligence of a fellow servant, was erroneous, and its judgment must be reversed. But since it did not determine whether the accident was in fact due to such negligence, or to some other cause, the case will be remanded to that court with [277 U.S. 226, 229] instructions to determine this question and take further proceedings in conformity with this opinion. See Cole v. Ralph, 252 U.S. 286, 290 , 40 S. Ct. 321; Gerdes v. Lustgarten, 266 U.S. 321, 327 , 45 S. Ct. 107.
[ Footnote 1 ] 41 Stat. 988, c. 250 (46 USCA 688; Comp. St. 8337a).
[ Footnote 2 ] 35 Stat. 65, c. 149 (45 USCA 51-59; Comp. St. 8657-8665).

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