Court of Appeals for the First Circuit March 27, 1970, 7275 (Ismael Colon Nunez v. Horn-Linie, Third-Party v. Fred Imbert, Inc., Third-Party)

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises a difficult issue concerning the construction of Puerto Rico’s Workmen’s Accident Compensation Act, 11 L.P.R.A. § 1 et seq. More specifically, we must decide whether a shipowner who hires an independent stevedoring contractor is a “third party” within the meaning of 11 L.P.R.A.