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RIVERA v. REDERI A/B NORDSTJERNAN

Nos. 71-1258, 71-1259.

456 F.2d 970 (1972)

Jose Virella RIVERA et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. REDERI A/B NORDSTJERNAN et al., Defendants, and Third Party Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AGENCY, INC., et al., Third Party Defendants, Appellees (two cases).

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 15, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vicente M. Ydrach, with whom Hartzell, Fernandez, Novas & Ydrach, Hato Rey, P. R., and Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, were on brief, for Rederi A/B Nordstjernan and others.

Jaime Pieras, Jr., Hato Rey, P. R., with whom Pieras & Torruella, Hato Rey, P. R., was on brief, for International Shipping Agency, Inc., and others.

Harvey B. Nachman, San Juan, P. R., with whom Nachman, Feldstein & Gelpi, San Juan, P. R., was on brief, for Jose Virella Rivera and others.

Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges.

McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

The four plaintiffs, longshoremen in the port of San Juan, brought damage actions against the owner and operator of the vessel M/V Brasilia for injuries resulting from carbon monoxide poisoning. These federal diversity suits alleged negligence and unseaworthiness as grounds for relief. The defendant, as third party plaintiff, impleaded the International Shipping Agency, Inc. and its insurer, seeking indemnity on the grounds of negligence and...

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