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RUIZ v. PUERTO RICO SUN OIL CO., INC.

Civ. No. 79-2744.

497 F.Supp. 298 (1980)

Carlos Maldonado RUIZ et al., Plaintiffs, v. PUERTO RICO SUN OIL COMPANY, INC., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

August 18, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

José A. Rivera Robles, Rio Piedras, P. R., for plaintiffs.

William A. Graffam, Jiménez & Fusté, San Juan, P.R., for defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

GIERBOLINI, District Judge.

The instant Motion to Dismiss requires this Court to reconcile the "saving to suitors" clause contained in 28 U.S.C. Section 1333 with the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. Section 183 et seq. due to claims and suits filed and resulting from an alleged maritime casualty.

On June 20, 1979 U. S. District Judge Juan R. Torruella of this District issued...

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