WELSH, Judge.
The Libellant, a longshoreman, brought this suit in rem against the Steamship "Mormacdale", a vessel owned by his employer, Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
In substance, the first defense pleaded by Respondent in its answer, against which the Libellant has filed a motion to strike, is that as between the Libellant and the Steamship "Mormacdale" the provisions of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 901 et seq...
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