Legal Opinion
Hobart v. Sohio Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1971No. 29575PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we are presented with the question whether the indemnity doctrine enunciated in Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic S.S. Corp., 350 U.S. 124, 76 S.Ct. 232, 100 L.Ed. 133 (1956), may be invoked against a shipowner and in favor of a shipper who has been sued for the wrongful death of the shipowner’s employees. The appeal as taken from district court’s denial of the shipper’s third-party complaint against the shipowner.
The salient facts are as follows: In 1961, Sohio Petroleum Company (Sohio) contracted Oil Transport Company to ship a quantity of crude…
2Cases cited16 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
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Parke, Davis & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Agrico Chemical Company v. M/v Ben W. Martin (Ex: M/v Greenville), Etc., Defendants-Third-Party v. Brent Towing Co., Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Whisenant v. Brewster-Bartle Offshore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Franklin Stainless Corporation, a New York Corporation v. Marlo Transport Corporation, a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
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