Legal Opinion
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 3, 1958No. 75PublishedCited by 478 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
The question here involves the right to trial by jury under principles of maritime liability enunciated in Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic S. S. Corp., 350 U. S. 124 (1956). Respondent, a stevedoring company, contracted to furnish petitioner, a shipowner, with stevedoring services, and a longshoreman employed by respondent was injured while unloading petitioner’s vessel. When the longshoreman sued petitioner on claims of negligence and unseaworthiness, petitioner impleaded respondent, claiming a right to indemnity for any damages the longshoreman might recover. The main case, involving…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Crawford v. Pope & Talbot, Inc. Lucibello v. Pope & Talbot, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co. v. KendallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- American President Lines, Ltd., a Corporation v. Marine Terminals Corp., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- United States v. Arrow Stevedoring Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by478 opinions
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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