MUSICK v. PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE COMPANY

No. 6586.

357 F.2d 603 (1966)

S. Jack MUSICK et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals First Circuit.

Decided March 18, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilberto Mayo Aguayo, San Juan, P. R., with whom Baker & Woods, San Juan, P. R., was on brief, for appellants.

Jaime Pieras, Jr., San Juan, P. R., with whom Pieras & Martin, San Juan, P. R., was on brief, for appellee.

Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges.


ALDRICH, Chief Judge.

This case raises a narrow question involving the "contractor-under" provision of the Puerto Rico Workmen's Accident Compensation Act, 11 L.P.R.A. § 1 et seq. Defendant, Puerto Rico Telephone Company, which we take to be a generally insured employer,1 subcontracted certain of its construction and maintenance work to Intercontinental Communications Corporation. Pursuant to a requirement in its contract with Telephone...

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