Legal Opinion
Garner v. Cities Service Tankers Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1972No. 71-1745PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Cities Service Tankers Corp. (Cities Service), owner of the SS BRADFORD ISLAND, appeals from a judgment holding that it is not entitled to indemnity from the Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company (shipyard) for settlements made in connection with an accident aboard the vessel. An explosion of a hot water heater aboard the SS BRADFORD ISLAND on October 19, 1966, killed one shipyard employee, Cartwright, and injured two others, Garner and Tolbert. Actions were instituted against Cities Service by Cartwright’s widow in the United States District Court and by Garner and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Parfait v. Jahncke Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Turbine Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Hydrospace-Challenger, Inc. v. Tracor/MAS, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Turbine Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1978
- National Marine Service, Inc. v. Gulf Oil Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1977
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