Garrett v. Enso Gutzeit O/Y

MEMORANDUM

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.

There remains in this case the determination of the third-party controversy between the shipowner and stevedore following the reversal of this Court’s action in setting aside a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff against the shipowner, and in entering judgment in favor of the shipowner. Garrett v. Gutzeit O/Y, 491 F.2d 228 (4 Cir. 1974). The judgment entered on the jury verdict in the sum of $45,000, plus interest and costs, including appellate costs, was ultimately satisfied by the shipowner who seeks indemnity for the amount paid to Garrett,…