Mr. Justice White delivered the opinion of the Court.' Petitioner, a longshoreman unloading the S. S. Hastings at Ponce, Puerto Rico, slipped on some loose beans spilled on the dock and suffered personal injuries. He subsequently -filed a libel against the Hastings, claiming damages for injuries caused by the ship’s unseaworthiness and by the negligence of its owner, the respondent corporation…
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