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MIRO MARTINEZ v. COMPANIA TRASATLANTICA ESPANOLA, S.A.

No. 80-1548.

643 F.2d 897 (1981)

Ramon MIRO MARTINEZ, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. COMPANIA TRASATLANTICA ESPANOLA, S.A., et al., Defendants and Third Party Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AGENCY, Third Party Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmen F. Arrieta Gimenez, Puerto Nuevo, P. R., with whom Arrieta & Vizcarrondo, Puerto Nuevo, P. R., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Jorge Bermudez Torregrosa, Hato Rey, P. R., with whom Hartzell, Ydrach, Mellado, Santiago & Perez, Hato Rey, P. R., was on brief, for appellee Compania Trasatlantica Espanola.

Alex Gonzalez, San Juan, P. R., with whom Dubon, Gonzalez & Vazquez, San Juan, P. R., was on brief, for third party defendant, appellee International Shipping Agency.

Before CAMPBELL, BOWNES and BREYER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff worked as a longshoreman for an independent stevedoring contractor. He was injured while working on defendant's vessel. The stevedoring contractor was insured under Puerto Rico's workmen's compensation law, 11 L.P.R.A. § 1 et seq., and the district court found that plaintiff "received benefits thereunder on account of the injuries sustained". Plaintiff then brought suit against the shipowner and its insurer, alleging unseaworthiness...

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