Larsen

Appellant brought this proceeding in admiralty for the limitation of its liability for an accident occurring on hoard the Norco, a vessel chartered by the appellant, Northland Transportation Company. The petition alleged that on July 20, 1931, while the vessel was loading at the port of Seattle, Chris Larsen, while engaged in loading said vessel as a member of the crew thereof, suffered personal injuries; that the injured seaman brought an ■action in the superior court of the state of Washington for King county to recover $25,-000 damages by reason of the injuries received through the alleged negligence of a winch driver in operating the winches, as result of which the seaman was thrown through an open hatchway and injured; that a verdict and judgment in said action in the superior court of King county was rendered on September 27, 1932, in favor of the seaman and against the petitioner for the sum of $12,500, with interest and costs; that the value of the interest of petitioner in the vessel, her machinery, tackle, etc., together with all freight and passenger moneys pending on said voyage, amounted to $4,661.98, of which $3,856 was the amount of freight and passenger moneys…