Legal Opinion
Smith v. Olsen & Ugelstad
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 24, 1971No. Civ. A. 32042, 32126PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TALBOT SMITH, District Judge.
Civil Action #32042 is a civil action brought by Fannie Smith, Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph Smith, against Olsen & Ugelstad, owners of a ship, the M/V MAKEFJELL. Mr. Smith was crushed by a falling crate in the hold of that vessel during its unloading by the Detroit Harbor Terminals, Inc., decedent’s employer, on October 14, 1968.
Civil Action #32126 is a suit by the shipowner, Olsen & Ugelstad, to recover indemnity for any sum adjudged due the Administratrix in Civil Action #32042 and for the expenses of defense.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Peter Igneri and Theresa Igneri v. Cie. De Transports OceaniquesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Elaine Jones v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Canal Barge Co. v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Spiller v. Thomas Lowe, Jr., and Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Spiller v. Thomas M. Lowe, Jr. & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Michael J. Ryan v. Pacific Coast Shipping Co., LiberiaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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