Legal Opinion
In Re the Complaint of Armatur, S.A.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided September 15, 1988No. Civ. Nos. 85-1674, 85-1200Â85-1202, 85-1250, 85-1933, 85-1942PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
As February 14, 1985 passed unobtrusively into the 15th the officer on watch on the bridge of the M/V “A. Regina” was yet unaware that a massive, unforgiving obstruction lay in the ship’s path dead ahead. Some twenty minutes later the “A. Regina” was foundering helplessly, wedged inextricably on the reef fringing the southeastern edge of Mona Island. It was the last oceangoing watch the officer ever stood, his gross negligence is a foregone conclusion. Alleging the occurrence of a navigational error that could not be imputed to them, the shipowner and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. CushingSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v. The Ss Zoe Colocotroni, Her Engines, Appurtenances, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Farrell Lines Inc. v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Downen v. Texas Gulf Shrimp Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1993
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- Siragusa v. Standard Steamship Owners ProtectionDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1989
- Matter of Armatur, SaDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1989
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