COLEMAN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment. The principal issue is whether one receiving compensation under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act is precluded from recovering damages from his employer for injuries received while performing the duties of a seaman aboard a vessel caused by an unseaworthy condition of the vessel, which was owned by the employer.
Certain depositions were considered by the trial court and they...
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