Legal Opinion
S. S. Seatrain Louisiana v. California Stevedore & Ballast Co.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 20, 1976No. C-74-2478 WHOPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORRICK, District Judge.
This litigation is another chapter in the ongoing saga of judicial interpretation of the 1972 Amendments (the Amendments) to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act). 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq. The issue before the Court is whether, subsequent to the Amendments, a stevedore-employer may be liable for indemnity to third-party claimants under either a contract theory of third-party beneficiaries or a tort theory. This is a case of first impression in this District and this Circuit. 1 For the reasons hereinafter set forth, I find that no action…
2Cases cited14 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
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. Janice Wiener and Catherine B. Nollenberger (Excluding Faith C. Paris), United States of America v. Janice WienerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Dugan & McNamara, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Celia Zapico v. Bucyrus-Erie Co., and Third-Party v. Atlantic Container Line, Ltd., Third-Party and Antonio Fuet, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Marr Equipment Corp. v. I.T.O. Corp. of New EnglandMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
- Esteban Lopez v. A/s D/s Svendborg and D/s of 1912 A/sCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- IT Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Oman v. Johns-Manville Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
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