Legal Opinion
Spaulding v. Parry Nav. Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 9, 1951No. 21768_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
The question presented by this appeal is whether a shipowner against which a seaman employed on the vessel has recovered a judgment under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, is entitled to either indemnity or contribution from a third party defendant under the facts appearing at the trial. The shipowner, Parry Navigation Company, Inc. will hereafter be referred to as Parry and the third party defendant, Todd Shipyards Corporation, as Todd. The case was tried, to a jury which returned a general verdict for $45,000 in favor of Spaulding, the plaintiff, and a special verdict…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Slattery v. Marra Bros., Inc. Marra Bros., Inc. v. Wm. Spencer & Son CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- The Admiral PeoplesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Guerrini v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Vanderlinden v. LorentzenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Militano v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
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- Montgomery County v. Valk Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- United States v. Claudia A. FordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Carl v. Daniels, Jr., and James E. Speeney v. Florida Power & Light CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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