Legal Opinion

Montaner v. Industrial Commission

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided May 9, 1939No. 155Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mb;. Justice De Jesús

delivered the opinion of the Court.,

Qn July 20, 1935,, workman Miguel Parque was at work unloading coal from a hatch of the steamship Comerio, of,the N. Y. & P. R. S/S Co., anchored at the port -of Fajardo. His work, consisted of shoveling the coal from the stowage to a large tub. He began working at 7 o’clock in the morning and stopped at noon for lunch. He resumed his work at-1 p. m. *687and about 2:15 more or less be fainted or collapsed and as a consequence be died a few minutes later.

It appears from the evidence that the batch where Par-que was working was the hottest…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Reck v. WhittlesbergerMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Slacum v. JolleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
  3. Andrejwski v. Wolverine Coal Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1914
  4. State Roads Commission v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
  5. Employers Assurance Corp. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915

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