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RAMOS v. BEAUREGARD, INC.

Nos. 7262, 7526.

423 F.2d 916 (1970)

Francisco Torres RAMOS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. BEAUREGARD, INC., et al., Defendants, Appellees. Francisco Torres RAMOS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. S. S. DETROIT, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 7, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gustavo A. Gelpi, San Juan, P. R., with whom Harvey B. Nachman and Nachman, Feldstein, Laffitte & Smith, San Juan, P. R., were on brief, for plaintiff-appellant.

Rafael O. Fernandez, San Juan, P. R., with whom Hartzell, Fernandez, Novas & Ydrach, San Juan, P. R., was on brief, for defendants-appellees.

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

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was injured while working as a longshoreman aboard the SS Detroit, a vessel owned by appellee Beauregard, Inc. and operated by appellant's employer, Sea-Land Services, Inc. under a demise charter. He sought recovery from both Beauregard and SeaLand, alleging that his injuries were caused by the unseaworthiness of the vessel. Sea-Land moved for summary judgment on the grounds that workmen's compensation was the exclusive remedy of a...

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