Legal Opinion
General Construction Company, a Washington Corporation v. Umpqua River Navigation Company, an Oregon Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1972No. 25913PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:
In the lower court, appellants sought indemnification from appellee for injuries sustained by General’s employee during dredging operations conducted by it as general contractor, with appellee as a subcontractor. The employee’s judgment against General was affirmed by the Oregon Supreme Court in Kinney v. General Construction Co., 248 Or. 500, 435 P.2d 297 (1967). The lower court denied indemnification. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
A brief outline of the facts is in order. 1 General is a contractor in marine construction, as is appellee. It contracted with the Army…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Kinney v. General Construction Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1968
- Rederi A/b Nordstjernan, Etc., AKA Johnson Line v. Crescent Wharf & Warehouse Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Judith Ann Liberian Transport Corporation, Ltd., a Foreign Corporation v. Wayne Crawford and Brady-Hamilton Stevedore Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Hanseatische Reederei Emil Offen & Company, and Cross-Appellee v. Marine Terminals Corporation, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979