Legal Opinion
Ismael Colon Nunez v. Horn-Linie, Third-Party v. Fred Imbert, Inc., Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 27, 1970No. 7275PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises a difficult issue concerning the construction of Puerto Rico’s Workmen’s Accident Compensation Act, 11 L.P.R.A. § 1 et seq. More specifically, we must decide whether a shipowner who hires an independent stevedoring contractor is a “third party” within the meaning of 11 L.P.R.A. § 32, and hence liable to suit by an injured longshoreman, or an “employer” who “insures his workmen” within the meaning of 11 L.P.R.A. § 21, and therefore immune from civil liability.
The case arises from injuries sustained by plaintiff Ismael Colon Nunez, a Puerto Rican…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The Tungus v. SkovgaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Jose Guerrido, Libellant v. Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1956
- Fermin Fonseca Flores v. Robert R. Prann, Jaime Fardonk Vazquez v. Porto Rico Lighterage Co., Roberto Galindo Ramos v. San Juan Dredging CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Lugo Sánchez v. Autoridad de las Fuentes Fluviales de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1977
- Santiago v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1973
- George N. Vanterpool, Marjorie Vanterpool, His Wife v. Hess Oil V.I. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Gilbert v. Eli Lilly & Co.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1972
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