Legal Opinion

Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. United States

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided July 13, 1988No. Civ. A. No. 87-2483PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WOLIN, District Judge.

In the instant action, this Court is faced with defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s suit on the theories that (1) plaintiff’s claim for contribution is barred by the statute of limitations and (2) there is no legal duty to indemnify plaintiff. For the following reasons, defendant’s motion is granted.

I. BACKGROUND

This action arises from a wrongful death action brought in the New York State Supreme Court for New York County captioned Anna Claire Swogger, as Executrix of the Estate of David Swogger v. Waterman Steamship Corp., et al., Index No. 13163/79 (the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
Arthur Araujo v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Steamship Authority v. New England Telephone Co., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
White v. Johns-Manville Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
Keleket X-Ray Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
Hubert J. Wedlock v. Gulf Mississippi Marine Corp., J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc. v. Defelice Marine Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by2 opinions

Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
Tarver v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1991