Lester Nehring v. Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas

Appellant Nehring allegedly sustained injuries on January 9, 1964, while working as a longshoreman on the S/S RIO BERMEJO, owned and operated by Appellee Empresa Lineas Marítimas Argentinas. At the time of the alleged accident, appellant was an employee of Strachan Shipping Company, an independent contracting stevedoring company. Appellant brought suit against the shipowner for negligence and vessel unseaworthiness. The shipowner subsequently impleaded the stevedore employer on the theory that, if the ship was to be cast in liability which it denied, such resulting liability stemmed from the…