Legal Opinion
Roberta A. Uglem, Personal Representative of Allen D. Uglem, Deceased v. Foss Launch & Tug Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1976No. 75-1775PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is one of the last of a vanishing breed — a “warranty of seaworthiness” suit by employees of an independent repairer contractor against a shipowner to recover damages for injuries sustained on board the shipowner’s barge. The three employees, Allen D. Uglem, 1 Robert E. Olsen, and Stanley A. Olsen, worked for Todd Shipyards Corp. (“Todd” or “contractor”), an independent ship repairer.
Todd contracted with Foss Launch & Tug Co. (“shipowner” or “Foss”) to “Drydock vessel [Barge # 202] for inspection by ABS and USCG.
Open all tanks and compts for internal exam.…
2Cases cited11 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
- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- West v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- William Addison v. Bulk Food Carriers, Inc., and Third-Party v. John J. Orr & Son, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bossard v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Olsen v. Todd Shipyards Corp.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1977
- Bossard v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977