Legal Opinion
Western Transportation Co. v. Wilhelmsen
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided May 9, 1974No. Civ. No. 73-346PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEEKS, Senior District Judge.
This action, in admiralty, was instituted by Western Transportation Co. (Western), owner of house Barge 37 (Barge), against Pac-Mar Services, Inc. (Pac-Mar), lessee/demise charterer of Barge, for damages to Barge plus the cost of raising and repair after it broke from its moorings, capsized and sank on January 6, 1973. Pac-Mar impleaded Guy F. Atkinson Co. d/b/a Willamette Iron & Steel Co. (WISCO), pursuant to F.R.C.P. 14(c) as a third party defendant, and seeks indemnity from WISCO for such damages as Western might recover. By way of cross-claim Pac-Mar…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- White v. Upper Hudson Stone Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- O'Donnell Transp. Co. v. M. & J. Tracy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Howard v. Dobbins-Trinity Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Washington Tug & Barge Co. v. Weyerhauser Timber Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1927
- Shamrock Towing Co. v. Tully & Di Napoli, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1950
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Western Transportation Co. v. Pac-Mar Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Western Transportation Co., a Corporation v. Pac-Mar Service, Inc., a Corporation, and Third-Party v. Guy F. Atkinson Co., a Nevada Corporation, D/B/A Willamette Iron & Steel Co., Third-Party v. Wilh. Wilhelmsen A/s, a Foreign Corporation, Intervenor-Appellee. Western Transportation Co., a Corporation, Plaintiff-Cross-Appellee v. Pac-Mar Service, Inc., a Corporation, and Third-Party Plaintiff-Cross-Appellant v. Guy F. Atkinson Co., a Nevada Corporation, D/B/A Willamette Iron & Steel Co., Third-Party Cross-Appellee v. Wilh. Wilhelmsen A/s, a Foreign Corporation, Intervenor-Cross-Appellee. Western Transportation Co., a Corporation, Plaintiff-Cross-Appellee v. Pac-Mar Service, Inc., a Corporation, and Third-Party Plaintiff-Cross-Appellee v. Guy F. Atkinson Co., a Nevada Corporation, D/B/A Willamette Iron & Steel Co., Third-Party Defendant-Cross-Appellee v. Wilh. Wilhelmsen A/s, a Foreign Corporation, Intervenor-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976