Legal Opinion
Nickert v. Puget Sound Tug & Barge Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1973No. 72-1493PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Puget Sound Tug & Barge Company (Puget) was the owner of the tug Mercury. San Diego Marine Construction Company (San Diego) was the builder of the vessel, and General Motors Corporation (GMC) was the manufacturer of the tug’s main propulsion engines. On August 27, 1967, John Niekert, the First Assistant Engineer, died as the consequence of a fire on the Mercury. This wrongful death action was brought against Puget, on allegations of the vessel’s unseaworthiness, against San Diego for defective vessel design and manufacture, and against GMC for defective design and manufacture of the…
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