MANDELBAUM, District Judge.
The respondent seeks an order vacating the demand for a trial by jury served by the libelant.
The libel herein was filed in personam for damages for personal injuries sustained by the libelant, while a seaman on the respondents' ship at sea, the injuries being attributed to respondents' failure to take proper precautions to protect libelant's safety.
The suit is brought under what is commonly known as the Jones Act, which...
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