Legal Opinion
Empresa Hondurena De Vapores, S.A. v. Panama Canal Co.
District Court, Canal Zone
Decided May 18, 1976No. Civ. 75-0405-BPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT
CROWE, District Judge.
On December 8, 1974 in the Balboa outer anchorage there occurred a collision between the plaintiff’s vessel, s/s TENA-DORES, and the m/v CLYDEBANK, which at the time of the collision was being operated under the control of a pilot employed by defendant Panama Canal Company. This suit grows out of that collision.
On defendant’s motion to dismiss, a single issue presents itself for consideration; i. e., is the presentation of an administrative claim a jurisdictional condition precedent to filing suit against the Canal Company? This court has…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Clare Dodge Childers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Cook v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Sprouse v. Federal Prison IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Graham v. Panama Canal Co.District Court, Canal Zone · 1955
3Cited by2 opinions
- A/s D/s Svendborg and D/s Af 1912 A/s, as Owners of the M/v Margrethe Maersk v. Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Royal Interocean Lines v. Panama Canal Co.District Court, Canal Zone · 1981