BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
The district court held that Melvin McCown, a shipyard worker, was not entitled to the warranty of seaworthiness and granted summary judgment for Humble Oil & Refining Company, owner of the tanker, ESSO BERMUDA. We affirm because McCown was not performing the traditional work of a seaman when he was injured aboard the ship.
Humble sent the ESSO BERMUDA to the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company for work that cost $407...
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