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HOME INSURANCE CO. v. SOUTHPORT TERMINALS, INC.

Nos. 69-724, 69-646, 69-642, 70-471, 70-470.

240 So.2d 525 (1970)

The HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. SOUTHPORT TERMINALS, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing denied November 24, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Witters, of Allen, Dell, Frank & Trinkle, Tampa, for appellant.

William F. McGowan, Jr., of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, Tampa, for appellee.

MANN, Judge.

Since 1956 stevedores have been liable to indemnify shipowners sued by the stevedore's employees injured on the job. Ryan Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp., 350 U.S. 124, 76 S.Ct. 232, 100 L.Ed. 133. Thus Ryan gives the injured employee a way around the limitations of the Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, which may be bad law, but we are not the Supreme Court. The risk is one which...

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