Legal Opinion
Caceres v. San Juan Barge Co.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided December 13, 1974No. Civ. Nos. 14-515 and 920-72PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TURK, Chief Judge.
These cases are before the court on the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The question of law involved in each is identical and one of first impression; accordingly, they have been consolidated for the purpose of this ruling.
The plaintiffs were Puerto Rican seamen who were injured while at work on their respective vessels when afloat on navigable waters outside the *222territorial limits of Puerto Rico.1 Their employers were insured in accordance with, and hence were covered by, the Puerto Rico Workmen’s Compensation Act, 11 L.P.R.A. § 1 et seq. Each plaintiff…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Jose Guerrido, Libellant v. Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1956
- St. Regis Paper Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Fermin Fonseca Flores v. Robert R. Prann, Jaime Fardonk Vazquez v. Porto Rico Lighterage Co., Roberto Galindo Ramos v. San Juan Dredging CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Jose Manuel Caceres v. San Juan Barge CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975