Legal Opinion
David Avery v. United States of America, and Pacific Drydock and Repair Company, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 2, 1987No. 86-2993PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
This is an admiralty case in which a ship repairman, the plaintiff-appellant David Avery, was injured aboard a U.S. vessel in drydock for repair. Avery brought suit against the United States, and the United States filed a third-party claim against the drydock company, appellee Pacific Drydock & Repair Co. Avery then executed a release against the United States. The principal issue is whether that release, although it did not purport to do so, also released Pacific Drydock by operation of law. The district court held that it did, relying on our decisions in Twentieth…
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