Legal Opinion
United States v. Northern Metal Company
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 1974No. 109 of 1965Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
DITTER, District Judge.
This is a suit brought by a ship owner seeking indemnification from a stevedore for damages resulting from the death of a longshoreman injured during loading operations. Two issues are involved: the seaworthiness of the vessel and the interpretation of a contract between the parties.
On May 1, 1959, Albert Mascuilli was killed while working aboard the USNS MARINE FIDDLER in the port of Philadelphia. Suit was brought by his administratrix pursuant to the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 781-790, alleging the unseaworthiness of the MARINE FIDDLER and the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Boudoin v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
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