BECK, Judge.
The issue in this maritime case is whether appellant made out a prima facie case that appellee-shipowner was negligent under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, or that appellee's vessel was unseaworthy under general maritime common law. The trial court granted appellee's motion for a nonsuit. We affirm.
Plaintiff-appellant Dennis Canty sued appellee for personal injuries he suffered while employed aboard appellee's vessel. At trial, the...
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