Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.

This is an action by a shipowner, Italia Societa per Azioni di Navigazione (Italia), against a contracting stevedore company, Oregon Stevedoring Company (Oregon), to recover indemnity for breach of the stevedore’s implied warranty of workmanlike service. The issue presented is whether the warranty is breached where the *316stevedore has ■ nonnegligently supplied defective equipment which injures one of its employees during the course of stevedoring operations.

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The petitioner, Italia, is the owner of the vessel M. S. Antonio Pacinotti. The respondent, Oregon, agreed to render stevedoring services…