MURPHY, District Judge.
This is an action brought by plaintiff pursuant to the provisions of Section 33 of the Act of June 5, 1920, c. 250, 41 Stat. 1007, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, familiarly known as the Jones Act.
The complaint sets forth two causes of action.
In the first plaintiff alleges he was assaulted by a fellow member of the crew (one Bassham) known to be a violent, quarrelsome and belligerent person. The assault allegedly occurred while aboard...
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