Thompson v. American Export Lines, Inc.

SUGARMAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a seaman, filed a complaint, in a suit under the Jones Act, 46 U.S. C.A. § 688, against defendant, alleging, that, while in the employ of defendant on its vessel the S.S. Constitution he-was injured by the unprovoked assault *126upon him by a fellow seaman. The complaint states two causes of action. The first cause of action seeks damages (a) for defendant’s alleged negligence “in that it failed, neglected and omitted to promulgate and enforce any or sufficient rules or regulations for the safety of the plaintiff, failed to exercise due restraint and…