Plaintiff, a seaman, instituted this action pursuant to the Jones Act (US Code, tit 46, § 688) to recover damages from an injury allegedly caused by the negligence of defendant (his employer-shipowner) or by defendant's agents. Defendant moves for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Plaintiff claims the following:
On May 23, 1978, between 6:30 and 7:00 P.M., plaintiff left defendant's ship which was docked...
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