Cordero v. Panama Canal Company

BICKS, District Judge.

The issue presented on this motion is whether the Federal Employees Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C.A. § 751 et seq. 1 affords the sole and exclusive remedy to plaintiff against his employer the defendant, Panama Canal Company, for injuries sustained in the course of his employment as a member of the crew of the S. S. Ancon, a vessel owned and operated by it. The defendant’s argument in the main is that it is an agency or instrumentality of the United States and as such enjoys sovereign immunity except to the extent waived by the F.E.C.A.

The relevant section of the…