Legal Opinion
Jose Manuel Caceres v. San Juan Barge Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 29, 1975No. 75-1037PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
This action for unseaworthiness, negligence, and maintenance and cure is before us pursuant to the certification provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) (1970). It presents the question whether a'Puerto Rico seaman injured aboard his vessel docked at Morgan City, Louisiana, has a cause of action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1970) and the general maritime law, or whether his exclusive remedy against his employer lies under the Puerto Rico Workmen’s Accident Compensation Act, 11 L.P.R.A. §§ 1-42. For purposes of this opinion we assume both that the plaintiff was a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- 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 by8 opinions
- Emile A. Williams v. McAllister Brothers Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Construction Aggregates Corp. v. Julia Rivera De VicentyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Narciso Rafael Perez De La Cruz v. Crowley Towing and Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Carmen Lusson v. James CarterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- León v. Transconex, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1987
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