PER CURIAM.
The libel contains two counts — the first seeking indemnity for personal injury; the second, expenses of maintenance and cure. It does not clearly appear whether the first count relies upon the Merchant Marine Act (Act June 5, 1920, c. 250, § 33, 41 Stat. 1007 [46 USCA § 688]), or the general maritime law. If the first alternative be assumed, the two-year limitation of the statute creating the cause of action necessarily precludes maintenance...
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