ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the Boat Frances R., Inc. from a judgment in favor of plaintiff seaman following a jury verdict. In a prior state court proceeding, which plaintiff terms a "friendly suit," more accurately, perhaps, an unfriendly suit, defendant obtained a consent judgment against itself in a miniscule amount. The sole issue on this appeal is whether that judgment is binding under the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution...
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