This is a motion for an order asking this court to decline to take jurisdiction over this cause of action and to dismiss the libel.
The libelant has instituted this action for maintenance and cure. He became ill aboard ship on the way to the Port of New York. There is no dispute that he received some medical care after the arrival of the ship and treatment was accorded him on shore.
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