255 State Industrial Commission of New York v. Not only was the tort committed and effective on navigable waters, but the rights and liabilities of the parties are matters which have direct relation to navigation and commerce. Here the circumstances are very different. In the cause last cited neither Rohde's general employment nor his activities had any direct relation to navigation *481 or commerce the matter was purely local and we were of opinion that application of the state statute, as between the parties, would not work material prejudice to any characteristic feature of the general maritime law or interfere with its proper harmony or uniformity. "The general doctrine that in contract matters admiralty jurisdiction depends upon the nature of the transaction and in tort matters upon the locality, has been so frequently asserted by this court that it must now be treated as settled." Grant Smith-Porter Ship Co. The rules of the maritime law supplemented by the local death statute applied and fixed the rights and liabilities of the parties. While performing maritime service to a completed vessel afloat, he came to his death upon navigable waters as the result of a tort there committed. One of the Company's tugs came near, negligently agitated the water, swamped the float and precipitated him into the stream where he drowned. He stood upon a scaffold resting upon a float alongside. Acting under this employment, he began to make repairs upon a scow moored in the navigable waters of Buffalo River. Leo Kierejewski, a master boiler maker, was employed by it to perform services as called upon. Plaintiff in error, a corporation engaged in dredging, pile driving, etc., maintains a yard at Buffalo, New York, and also keeps there scows and tugs. The sole question propounded upon this direct writ of error is whether the District Court rightly held that it had jurisdiction to entertain the libel by which defendant in error sought to recover damages for the death of her husband. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court. Thomas was on the briefs, for plaintiff in error. Decided April 9, 1923.ĮRROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. KIEREJEWSKI, ADMINISTRATRIX OF KIEREJEWSKI. dredging industry, comprising approximately 200 specialized vessels. We own and operate the largest and most diverse fleet in the U.S. 479 (1923) GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK COMPANY Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and has a long history of performing significant international projects.
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