Legal Opinion
Andrew C. Gooden, Jr. v. Sinclair Refining Company v. Texaco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 8, 1967No. 16122_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Circuit Judge.
The appeals in this case and in the Gore cases, 1 also deiided today, raise important and apparently novel questions of admiralty law respecting a shipowner’s right to reimbursement from a third party for maintenance and cure payments made to a seaman.
The facts as found by the trial court are not in dispute on this appeal. On September 5, 1963 or thereabouts, libellant Gooden (“seaman”) hurt his back in an accident aboard the SS. Texaco Mississippi, owned by appellant Texaco, Inc. (“Texaco”). The circumstances of the accident do not appear from the…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Standard Oil Co. Of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Bertram v. Freeport McMoran, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Loffland Brothers Company v. Everett B. Roberts, O. D. Casing Crews, Inc. v. Continental Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Robert J. Adams v. Texaco, Inc. v. L & R Eymard, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Crooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Mroz v. Dravo CorporationDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
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