Legal Opinion
De Thomas v. Delta S.S. Lines, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 29, 1973No. Civil No. 751-70PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CANCIO, Chief Judge.
A substantial jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs plus the jury’s exoneration of the third party defendants have triggered a group of passionately advanced post-trial motions. The action took three weeks to try, although in retrospect the facts and issues were relatively simple. Some narrative of the history of the case is necessary as a background for the rulings of the Court that appear below.
Charles Frederick Thomas had been born on the island of Tortola. He emigrated to Puerto Rico and in October, 1952, married Ana Maria Alvarez. He worked on the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- The Tungus v. SkovgaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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- Cleverock Energy Corporation, and Cross-Appellant v. Martin Trepel and Trepel Petroleum Corporation, and Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- Com. of Puerto Rico v. SS Zoe ColocotroniDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1978
- Pizarro-de-Ramirez v. Grecomar Shipping AgencyDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1976
- Heverly v. LewisDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1983
- Ingersoll Milling Machine Co. v. Otis Elevator Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1981
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