SWEIGERT, District Judge.
Libelant, an oiler aboard the SS President Hoover, who allegedly dislocated his left shoulder on May 24, 1961, while attempting to hand-turn a massive valve at the direction of his superiors, brings an action in admiralty under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and General Maritime Law against respondent American President Lines, Ltd., the owners of the vessel, alleging negligence and unseaworthiness.
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