Legal Opinion
Amerocean Steamship Co. v. Copp
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1957No. 15023PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge.
The initiation of the present proceedings was accomplished by filing a libel in rem in admiralty in the District Court by Avon Smith, a longshoreman, against the Steamship Amerocean and its owners. The latter, as appellants, impleaded Albert W. Copp,1 the stevedore and the employer of Smith, on a claim for full indemnity in case of recovery by libel-ant.2 The main action was settled and dismissed with payment to Smith, and trial was had on the third party claim alone.
While the ship was at sea, a portion of the main deck was treated with a preparation containing…
2Cases cited12 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
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Pacific Tow Boat Co. v. States Marine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Pacific Tow Boat Company v. States Marine Corporation Of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Benjamin Harrison and Jones Stevedoring CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. American President Lines, Ltd.District Court, N.D. California · 1971
- In re the Complaint of Standard Oil Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1971
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