CORDERO v. PANAMA CANAL COMPANY


170 F.Supp. 234 (1959)

Raul CORDERO, Plaintiff, v. PANAMA CANAL COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

January 21, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Rolnick, New York City, for plaintiff.

Arthur H. Christy, U. S. Atty., New York City, Benjamin Berman, New York City, of counsel, for defendant.


BICKS, District Judge.

The issue presented on this motion is whether the Federal Employees Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C.A. § 751 et seq.1 affords the sole and exclusive remedy to plaintiff against his employer the defendant, Panama Canal Company, for injuries sustained in the course of his employment as a member of the crew of the S. S. Ancon, a vessel owned and operated by it. The defendant's argument in the main is that it is an agency...

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