Legal Opinion
Maritime Overseas Corporation v. Northeast Petroleum Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 26, 1983No. 82-1582, 82-1605PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
Appellant Northeast Petroleum Industries (“Northeast”) appeals an award of indemnity to appellee Maritime Overseas Corporation (“Maritime”) for a judgment paid by Maritime to an injured seaman in its employ and for Maritime’s costs and attorney’s fees in defending the seaman’s suit. We hold that indemnity was not warranted but that appellee is entitled to contribution from appellant and remand to the district court to assess the comparative fault of the parties and to apportion damages accordingly.
I. Background
James Kennedy was a crew member on the SS OVERSEAS EVELYN,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Francisco Joia v. Jo-Ja Service Corp., Boat Niagara Falls, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Gibbs v. Air CanadaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- The General Contracting & Trading Co., LLC v. Interpole, Inc. v. Transamerican Steamship Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Joseph Parks v. United States of America, and Third-Party v. Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Transdulles Center, Inc. v. USX Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
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