Garrett v. GUTZEIT O/Y

MEMORANDUM

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

This case assumes the posture typical to cases of injuries sustained by a longshoreman. George Garrett, a longshoreman, filed this action against the shipowner, Enso Gutzeit O/Y, alleging the latter’s negligence and a breach of its warranty of seaworthiness. The defendant filed a third-party complaint against Tidewater Stevedoring Corporation, Garrett’s employer, for allegedly breaching the duty of workmanlike service which it owed the shipowner. Jurisdiction of this court to determine the issues presented, while in dispute, is founded on 28 U.S.C. §…