Legal Opinion
Colon v. Gulf Trading Co.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 30, 1985No. Civ. 79-2348CCPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CEREZO, District Judge.
This is an action in admiralty and under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. Section 688, by a former seaman who seeks redress for an asbestosis condition he allegedly contracted while working aboard the SS GULF DEER, a Gulf Trading Co. (Gulf) vessel. A prior ruling allowed plaintiff to amend his complaint to include as damages the loss of society of his spouse and son and to allege that the action against Gulf was not barred by laches. 576 F.Supp. 1379 (1983). Presently before us is third-party defendant Prudential Lines, Inc.’s (Prudential) Motion to Dismiss for…
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