Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Loper
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 17, 1991No. Nos. 90-5373, 90-5374PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Thomas Cooper was injured while off-loading a ship; after bringing this action, he received compensation in exchange for settling his claim against the shipowners. These cross-appeals arise from the efforts of the shipowners, third-party plaintiffs, Irving W. Loper and Michael Loper (“shipowners”), to secure indemnification or contribution from the doc-kowner, third-party defendant, Axelsson & Johnson, Inc. (“dockowner”). Both parties appeal from the district court’s entry of final judgment after a bench trial of the third-party claims.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- In Re City Of Philadelphia LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Preferred Rx, Inc. v. American Prescription Plan, Inc. Ray Adiel Medivix, Inc. And American Preferred Prescription, Inc., Ronald EnglishCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
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