Legal Opinion
Pan American Grain Manufacturing Co. v. Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 9, 2002No. 99-2024PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
On April 24, 1995 the integrated tug and barge Zorra (“ITB Zorra”) 1 caught fire in the harbor in Guánica, Puerto Rico, and was substantially destroyed.
The ship’s owner, Pan American Grain Manufacturing Co. (“Pan American” or “appellant”), filed an action-in admiralty against, inter alia, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (“PRPA”), the owner of the Guánica docking facilities, and Procesadora de Granos, Inc. (“Procesadora”), the lessee of the docking facilities, alleging their responsibility for this casualty. Pan American claimed that the fire resulted from a chain of…
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