ALDRICH, District Judge.
This is an action for maintenance and cure. The plaintiff was injured while his ship was in Africa. There is a dispute whether the important injury occurred on board ship, or whether he suffered it ashore as a result of being "beat up" while drunk. There is no evidence, however, that the occurrence was provoked and the defendant has not satisfied me that the injury was caused by such wilful misconduct as to bar recovery.
Thereafter...
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