E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge.
In this Jones Act case, the appellant, Marcus Golden, contends that the district court applied the wrong legal standard when it granted the defendant's motion for a directed verdict on the issue of whether Golden was a seaman. Golden argues that the determination of seaman status in this case, as in all "but the rarest cases," was for the jury to decide. Because we find that the district court applied the proper standard and that Golden...
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