Gulf Mississippi Marine Corp. v. George Engine Company, Inc., and Orange Shipbuilding Co., Inc. v. Firemen's Insurance Co. Of Newark, New Jersey

TATE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns only the dismissal by summary judgment of a third-party complaint by a defendant (“Orange”) against its insurer (“Firemens”). The defendant Orange had constructed or assembled some vessels for another defendant (“George Engine”), which had sold them to the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs’ admiralty action had joined as defendants George Engine, Orange, and the manufacturers of the vessels’ engines and gears, alleging damages had resulted from defects in the design, manufacture, and installation of major components of the vessels, particularly the engines…