Legal Opinion
Brkaric v. Star Iron & Steel Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 2, 1976No. 74-C-654PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDD, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Third-party defendant Northeast Marine Terminal Company, Inc. (Northeast), has moved to dismiss the third-party complaint of defendant and third-party plaintiff Cutler Hammer, Inc. (Cutler), and the cross-claims of certain defendants who claim indemnity or apportionment of liability in the event that plaintiff is successful in her wrongful death action.
The third-party claims find support in state law, and to some extent in maritime law, as well as under the “Murray credit” doctrine originally developed in the District of Columbia.
Facts
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2Cases cited32 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
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Celia Zapico v. Bucyrus-Erie Co., and Third-Party v. Atlantic Container Line, Ltd., Third-Party and Antonio Fuet, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Marr Equipment Corp. v. I.T.O. Corp. of New EnglandMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
- Spadola v. Viking Yacht Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Chester Dobbins, at 77-1213 v. Crain Brothers, Inc., a Corporation, and Third-Party Plaintiff- at 77-1214 v. The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company, a Corporation, Third-Party and at 77-1215Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Nieves v. Douglas Steamship, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1978
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