Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Partrederiet Brovigtank
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 9, 1962PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, District Judge.
Austin Johnson (“Longshoreman”) has brought this action against Partrederiet Brovigtank (“Shipowner”) for damages for injuries allegedly caused by Shipowner’s negligence and by the unseaworthiness of its vessel. Shipowner impleaded Longshoreman’s employer, Standard Terminal Stevedoring, Inc. (“Stevedore”). Stevedore has now moved, under Rule 15, Fed.Rules Civ.Proc., 28 U.S.C., for an order permitting it to counterclaim against Longshoreman. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.
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Longshoreman’s complaint alleged that, in February 1959, while…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Sergio Degioia v. United States Lines Company, and Third-Party v. American Stevedores, Inc., and Imparato Stevedoring Corp., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Barr v. WUI/TAS, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Feldman v. LiftonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Friedman v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Reborn Enterprises, Inc. v. Fine Child, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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