Legal Opinion
Spaulding v. Parry Navigation Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 3, 1950PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
Parry Navigation Company, Inc., seeks indemnity from the Todd Shipyards Corporation for the damages awarded to the plaintiff, Robert Spaulding, against Parry.
The law of the state where the injury occurred is determinative of the right to contribution or indemnity. Bohn v. American Export Lines, D.C.S.D.N.Y. 1941, 42 F.Supp. 228; Kravas v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., D.C.W.D.Pa. 1939, 28 F.Supp. 66; Brown v. Cranston, 2d Cir. 1942, 132 F.2d 631, 148 A.L.R. 1178; Friend v. Middle Atlantic Transp. Co., 2 Cir., 1946, 153 F.2d 778. In this case the law of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- George's Radio, Inc. v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Guerrini v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Brown v. CranstonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Standard Oil Co. v. Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Porello v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- Spaulding v. Parry Nav. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Cokas v. PerkinsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1966
- Amador v. The RondaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
- Spaulding v. Parry Navigation Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
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