UNITED FRUIT COMPANY v. MARINE TERMINALS CORPORATION

No. 20873.

376 F.2d 1007 (1967)

UNITED FRUIT COMPANY, Appellant, v. MARINE TERMINALS CORPORATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 1, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick W. Wentker, Jr., Lillick, McHose, Wheat, Adams & Charles, Graydon S. Staring, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Edward R. Kay, San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before CHAMBERS, BARNES and HAMLEY, Circuit Judges.


BARNES, Circuit Judge:

Andrew Navarro, a stevedore, was injured while in the process of discharging a cargo of bananas from the SS LIMON, a vessel owned by appellant United Fruit Company. He recovered a judgment against United Fruit based on a claim of unseaworthiness, which judgment is unchallenged here. United Fruit filed a third party complaint for indemnity against Marine Terminals, the stevedoring firm and Navarro's employer. The district court had jurisdiction...

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