Case Name: Fernando DAVILA, Appellant, v. S.S. VERCHARMIAN, her engines, etc., in rem, and Vergottis Ltd., as owner, in personam, Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1967-02-02
Citations: 372 F.2d 93
Docket Number: No. 10717
Parties: Fernando DAVILA, Appellant, v. S.S. VERCHARMIAN, her engines, etc., in rem, and Vergottis Ltd., as owner, in personam, Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 372
Pages: 93–94

Head Matter:
Fernando DAVILA, Appellant, v. S.S. VERCHARMIAN, her engines, etc., in rem, and Vergottis Ltd., as owner, in personam, Appellees.
No. 10717.
United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.
Argued Jan. 13, 1967.
Decided Feb. 2, 1967.
James L. Sanderlin, Norfolk, Va. (Kelsey & Rabinowitz, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellant.
Charles F. Tucker, Norfolk, Va. (Van-deventer, Black, Meredith & Martin, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellees.
Before BOREMAN and BRYAN, Circuit Judges, and RUSSELL, District Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
By libel in the District Court, crewman Fernando Davila sought damages of his ship, the SS Vercharmian, her owner and agent to recover damages for injuries suffered on July 26, 1960 when he inadvertently stepped into a forecastle hatch while at sea en route Hampton Roads, Virginia. Recovery is predicated on charges of unseaworthiness of the Ver-charmian and, particularly, of her boatswain's negligence in not warning Davila that the hatch was open. Also included were claims for maintenance and statutory penalties for "waiting time" — delay in payment of wages. 46 U.S.C. § 596, 597.
The admiralty judge denied all the claims and dismissed the libel. From his determination of no unseaworthiness or negligence, with refusal of damages, Davila appeals. We affirm on the findings and conclusions stated and filed by the District Judge. Davila v. SS Ver-charmian, 247 F.Supp. 617 (1965).
Affirmed.