Legal Opinion
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1955No. 6997PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal in a suit by the United States, as owner of a vessel, to recover the sum of $14,691.53 as indemnity from a shipyard for claims paid cargo owners for damages to cargo. The right to indemnity was claimed because the shipyard, in work done on the vessel, had failed to comply with the plans and specifications with respect to “blanking off” a waste line near the water line of the vessel, with the result that water entered and inflicted damage on the cargo, for which the United States was required to respond to cargo owners under its. warranty of seaworthiness.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
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- Pierce v. Ford Motor Co. Mahone v. Ford Motor CoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- Sieracki v. Seas Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by9 opinions
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