MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant shipowner, Naviera Vacuba S/A, was held liable to plaintiff, Calderone, because of its failure to maintain its vessel in a seaworthy condition. Naviera Vacuba cross-claimed against Maher Stevedoring Co., Inc., whose employee, it alleged, created the unseaworthy condition. Judge Weinfeld, sitting without a jury, upheld Naviera Vacuba's cross-claim, on the theory that Maher had breached its obligation to carry on its stevedoring in a...
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