Legal Opinion
Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. American Logging Tool Corp.
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided April 23, 1985No. C84-1183MPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
McGOVERN, Chief Judge.
In a prior action, Ottavio Tarlao sued Plaintiff and Defendant herein for injuries sustained while performing longshoring services for Plaintiff and using a piece of equipment manufactured by Defendant. During the pendency of that case, Plaintiff instituted this action in admiralty against Defendant seeking indemnity and/or contribution. Plaintiff and Defendant both settled the case with Tarlao.
Defendant American Logging now moves to dismiss this indemnity action alleging that the suit is foreclosed by R.C.W. § 4.22.060 or by admiralty law. Upon examining the…
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