JANVIER, Judge.
This suit for damages for personal injuries is brought by a seaman against the owner of a shrimping vessel on which the plaintiff performed services as a member of the crew. It is brought under Section 688, Title 46 United States Code Annotated,—the Merchant Marine Act of June 5, 1920, § 33, 41 Stat. 1007, commonly called the Jones Act.
Plaintiff alleges that he was employed by the defendant on a profit-sharing basis and that his...
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