Legal Opinion
SCAC Transport (USA) Inc. v. S.S. Danaos
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 25, 1988No. Nos. 135, 187, Dockets 87-7386, 87-7414PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal and cross-appeal concern an indemnity claim arising out of an accident during the loading of a truck on board the S.S. DAÑAOS. The principal issue is whether a stevedore may be vouched into an arbitration without its consent.
After the vessel’s owner, Danais Shipping Company (“Danais”), settled with the cargo interests, Danais and the charterer, appellants-cross-appellees Big Lift USA, Inc. and Big Lift Shipping Company (N.A.) Inc. (collectively “Big Lift”), submitted their dispute over responsibility for the accident to arbitration in London, as required by…
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