Legal Opinion
Charles v. West Indies Transport
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 17, 1986No. Civ. 83-2610 GGPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GIERBOLINI, District Judge.
This is an action for damages brought by plaintiff as administratrix of the estate of a deceased seaman and as his widow, against the owners, charterers, and/or operators of the motor vessel WIT SERVICE IV. Jurisdiction is invoked pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688.
Succinctly stated, the complaint alleges that defendants were negligent in providing decedent with an unseaworthy vessel. Conversely, defendants have filed a motion for summary judgment alleging that regardless of whether the vessel was seaworthy or not, no evidence could be…
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