Legal Opinion
States S. S. Co. v. Rothschild International Stevedoring Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1953No. 13382PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree in admiralty of the United States■ District Court for the Western District of Washington, Northern Division. The question presented is whether a shipowner, who has space chartered its ship to a third party, may be indemnified for liabilities arising by reason of the active negligence of a stevedoring company hired by the third party, causing the vessel to be unseaworthy.
The shipowner brought this action in admiralty in the court below, alleging that it was the owner of the merchant vessel Arizona ; that the vessel had been space chartered to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- American Stevedores, Inc. v. PorelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc. v. Delta Marine Drilling Company, Delta Marine Drilling Company v. Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- American President Lines, Ltd., a Corporation v. Marine Terminals Corp., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- James Hagans v. Farrell Lines, Inc. v. Lavino Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
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