Legal Opinion
Narvaez v. British American Insurance
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 24, 1971No. Civ. No. 468-70PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
TOLEDO, District Judge.
This is a direct action in tort between plaintiffs, residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and The British America Assurance Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the province of Ontario, Canada. The original complaint filed on June 22, 1970, invoked the jurisdiction of the court under 48 U.S.C. § 863. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss alleging that such jurisdiction was repealed by an Act of Congress.
On December 7, 1970, plaintiffs filed a “Motion for Admission of Amended Complaint” and included an “Amended Complaint” dated October 19, 1970,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Eisenberg v. Commercial Union Assurance CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- Chemical Transportation Corp. v. Metropolitan Petroleum Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Mazzella v. Pan Oceanica A/S PanamaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- John D. Newsom, Jr. For the Use and Benefit of His Minor Son, John D. Newsom, III v. Zurich Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
3Cited by3 opinions
- McMurry v. Prudential Property & Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1978
- In Re N-500L CasesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1980
- Medina v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1980