GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
In this action in admiralty based on the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688 and the doctrine of unseaworthiness, defendant presents motion for summary judgment posing the following question:
Is a seaman who signs a State Workmen's Compensation agreement and receives payments thereunder, and executes a final receipt, barred from recovery of his rights under the Jones Act and under the doctrine of unseaworthiness?
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