Legal Opinion
Pinto v. VESSEL" SANTA ISABEL"
District Court, Canal Zone
Decided May 27, 1980No. Civ. 77-0121-BPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PITTMAN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Felix Pinto, an Ecuadorean national employee of the Panama Canal Company, 1 originally brought this admiralty suit in rem against the S/S SANTA ISABEL for injuries he allegedly sustained while working as a longshoreman aboard the vessel. The complaint alleged plaintiff’s injuries were caused by unseaworthy conditions existing aboard the vessel or alternatively by the negligence of the master and crew of the vessel.
The complaint was amended to join as a defendant Panama Agencies Company (PAC). PAC is alleged to be jointly liable with the vessel…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Miguel Antonio Aparicio v. Swan Lake, Her Engines, Boilers, Tackle, Etc., Third Party v. Panama Canal Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Wayne A. Normile v. Maritime Company of the PhilippinesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Burks v. American River Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Canty v. A. Bottacchi, S.A. de NavegacionDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1994
- Joseph Burks v. American River Transportation Company, Defendant-Appellee-Appellant v. Rogers Terminal and Shipping Corp. And Northwestern National Casualty Co., Intervenors-Appellees-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982