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CITIES SERVICE OIL COMPANY v. PUERTO RICO LIGHTERAGE COMPANY

No. 4-59.

189 F.Supp. 682 (1960)

CITIES SERVICE OIL COMPANY, as Owner of THE S.S. ROYAL OAK, Libelant, v. PUERTO RICO LIGHTERAGE COMPANY, as owner of THE Tug CHARLES E. DUNLAP, Respondent.

United States District Court D. Puerto Rico.

December 31, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fiddler, Gonzalez, Guillemard & Rodriguez, San Juan, P. R., for plaintiff.

Hartzell, Fernandez & Novas, San Juan, P. R., for defendant.

RUIZ-NAZARIO, District Judge.

This suit in Admiralty is now before the court on the merits.

One of the affirmative defenses alleged by respondent in its amended libel is that

"The libelant's alleged cause of action is barred by laches and respondent has been prejudiced by libelant's delay in filing his libel".

It appears from the libel (Par. Fifth) that the alleged accident or collision allegedly causing the damages claimed by libelant herein...

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