SCHOTT, Chief Judge.
This is a suit by a seaman, his wife and children (in this opinion plaintiff refers to the seaman himself) for damages for injuries he allegedly sustained when the vessel of which he was a crew member capsized. The trial court dismissed the suit on a motion for summary judgment and plaintiffs have appealed. The issue is whether the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688 and/or general maritime law afford a seaman with a cause of action for purely...
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