Legal Opinion
Narciso Rafael Perez De La Cruz v. Crowley Towing and Transportation Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 18, 1986No. 86-1419PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge:
Narciso Rafael Perez de la Cruz (“appellant”) and his wife appeal from a summary judgment entered February 19, 1986 in the District of Puerto Rico, Juan M. Perez-Gim-enez, Chief Judge, dismissing their complaint. The complaint alleged that appellee Crowley Towing & Transportation Company (“appellee”) was liable under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1982), for injuries sustained by appellant when he fell while on board appellee’s tug. The court held that, because the tug was in Puerto Rico’s local waters at the time of appellant’s accident, his sole remedy was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by35 opinions
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