Legal Opinion
Morales v. Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided July 16, 1979No. Civ. 77-1428PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
TORRUELLA, District Judge.
Plaintiff initiated this action on September 27,1977 against the Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc. and Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority, owners and operators of the vessel SS GUAYAMA. The action was based on the general maritime claim of unseaworthiness 1 and on a negligence claim under Section 33 of the Jones Act. 46 U.S.C. 688. Succinctly, the complaint alleges that Plaintiff, who was a seaman on the SS GUAYAMA, suffered an accident while the vessel was docked at Jacksonville, Florida on August 10, 1977. He assertedly fell through an…
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