Legal Opinion
United Fruit Company v. Marine Terminals Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1967No. 20873PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge:
Andrew Navarro, a stevedore, was injured while in the process of discharging a cargo of bananas from the SS LIMON, a vessel owned by appellant United Fruit Company. He recovered a judgment against United Fruit based on a claim of unseaworthiness, which judgment is unchallenged here. United Fruit filed a third party complaint for indemnity against Marine Terminals, the stevedor-ing firm and Navarro’s employer. The district court had jurisdiction of the third party complaint by virtue of diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. From an adverse decision on its claim for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Frank Ursich v. Manuel D. Da RosaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
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