Legal Opinion
Garrett v. United States Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1978No. Nos. 75-3241 and 75-3666PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Garrett, a seaman, appeals from an adverse judgment in his personal injury claim against his employer, United States Lines, Inc. (U.S. Lines), and the United States. U.S. Lines appeals from a judgment for the United States on U.S. Lines’ cross-complaint for indemnity for payments it made as a result of Garrett’s injury.1
Pursuant to an affreightment contract with the United States Navy, the U.S. Lines’ SS American Racer anchored offshore near a Navy installation on Diego *999Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean.2 While the ship was at anchor, the Navy provided and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States v. Oregon State Medical SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by11 opinions
- McCune v. F. Alioto Fish Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Campbell Industries, Inc., Third Party and Cross-Appellee v. Offshore Logistics International, Inc., Third Party and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Hanseatische Reederei Emil Offen & Company, and Cross-Appellee v. Marine Terminals Corporation, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Maritime Overseas Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Glenn M. Hebert v. Air Logistics, Inc. And Brown & Root, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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