Angelina E. Murphy, as Guardian of Thomas J. Murphy v. George Light

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

This libel in personam for seaman’s maintenance and cure under the general maritime law was brought by Thomas J. Murphy against appellee George Light, owner of the 26' Steelcraft Cruiser, “Jesse II.” On a former appeal, a “summary judgment” for the defendant, ap-pellee, was reversed and the cause remanded for trial. Murphy v. Light, 5 Cir., 211 F.2d 824. The trial was conducted under a considerable handicap to both parties due to the fact that Murphy had become non compos, and his wife, appointed as his guardian, had been substituted in his stead. The district court made…