Legal Opinion
Jones v. Bender Welding & Machine Works, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1978No. Nos. 76-2684, 76-2114PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
In this admiralty and diversity suit brought under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332 and 1333, plaintiff, a citizen of Alaska, sued Bender Welding & Machine Works, Inc., an Alabama corporation with its principal place of business in Mobile, and Caterpillar Tractor Company, a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business in Peoria, Illinois, for damages to plaintiff’s fishing vessel MARCY J and other consequential damages. In June 1972, plaintiff bought the MARCY J, an 86-foot steel fishing vessel, from Bender for $278,499.30. The ship’s main engine was manufactured by…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Davis v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Union Oil Company v. James J. Oppen and John J. MastersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Berg v. General Motors Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by19 opinions
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