Legal Opinion
Gambino v. United Fruit Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 7, 1969No. 67-Civ. 416PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CROAKE, District Judge.
This is a typical seaman’s action for damages for personal injuries and for maintenance and cure. The complaint alleges both negligence and unseaworthiness without specifying the particulars of either. The defendant ship owner has impleaded the company which sold it a bottle of ketchup, alleging that the *29seaman is suing for damages resulting from the bottle breaking when he tried to open it. The third-party defendant moves to dismiss the third-party complaint under Rule 12(b) (6) for failure to state a claim upon whch relief can be granted.
The question raised…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Veer v. TyrrellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
- General Aniline & Film Corp. v. A. Schrader & Son, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1963
3Cited by4 opinions
- Leather's Best, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. S.S. Mormaclynx, Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Index Fund, Inc. v. HagopianDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Donaldson v. United States Steel Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- Leather's Best, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. S.S. Mormaclynx, Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971