Legal Opinion
Puerto Rico Ports Authority v. M/V "Manhattan Prince"
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided September 4, 1987No. Civ. 85-1755 HL, 85-1776 HLPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
This memorandum opinion is being issued in conjunction with the findings of fact and of law issued by the Court on August 11, 1987 following a weeklong bench trial. In that action arising from the allision of the M/V “Manhattan Prince” with the Puerto Nuevo dock the Court found that the pilot, Oscar Camacho, and the ship’s owner, Sujeen Trading Pte. Ltd. (“Sujeen”) were equally negligent and equally liable for damages. It was further ruled that the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (“PRPA”) was not answerable for the pilot’s negligence or liability,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Workman v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- The ChinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Homer Ramsdell Transportation Co. v. La Compagnie Générale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Societa Per Azioni De Navigazione Italia v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Adolfo Campos v. Puerto Rico Sun Oil Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Puerto Rico Ports Authority v. M/v Manhattan Prince, Sujeen Trading Pte., Ltd. v. Crowley Towing & Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Royal Caribbean Corp. And Caribbean Cruise Line, Ltd. v. Puerto Rico Ports AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Camacho v. Puerto Rico Ports AuthorityDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2003
- Royal Carbbean Corp. v. Puerto Rico Ports EtCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992