Legal Opinion

Brooks v. Zerssen & Co.

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided March 23, 1972No. 71-34-Civ-JPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

WILLIAM A. McRAE, Jr., Chief Judge.

The question of whether the third party plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment against the third party defendant was properly denied and likewise the question of whether third party defendant’s motion for summary judgment against the third party plaintiff was properly granted were set down for rehearing upon the motion of third party plaintiff. The issue presently is whether the shipowner (third party plaintiff) or the stevedore (third party defendant) ought to bear the expense of defending a suit brought by an employee of the stevedore arising out of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Strachan Shipping Company v. Koninklyke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maalschappy, N.V.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  4. United States Lines Company v. Leroy WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  5. Mose Reed v. Mv Foylebank, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, and Furniture, and Bank Lines Limited, and Strachan Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969

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