METZNER, District Judge.
This is a Jones Act suit brought by plaintiff Rivera. Defendant has asserted as a counterclaim a judgment for $80,000 which it obtained against Rivera in a prior litigation.
In that action a seaman sued the defendant for injuries sustained on its vessel in an altercation with Rivera. Defendant instituted a third party action against Rivera for breach of his implied agreement to perform his duties in a proper and workmanlike manner...
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