Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 10, 1965PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge.
This is a Jones Act suit brought by plaintiff Rivera. Defendant has asserted as a counterclaim a judgment for $80,000 which it obtained against Rivera in a prior litigation.
In that action a seaman sued the defendant for injuries sustained on its vessel in an altercation with Rivera. Defendant instituted a third party action against Rivera for breach of his implied agreement to perform his duties in a proper and workmanlike manner. The plaintiff there obtained a judgment against defendant and it in turn recovered over against Rivera. The Court of Appeals found that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McIntyre v. KavanaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Greenfield v. TuccilloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Greene v. LaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1937
- George G. Horton v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc., and Third-Party v. Juan Rivera, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Barbery v. CohenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- National Homes Corporation v. Lester Industries, Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1972
- Cadillac Vending Co. v. Haynes (In Re Haynes)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1982
- Citibank N. A. v. Friedenberg (In Re Friedenberg)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1981
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