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RUIZ v. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE

No. 71-1247.

478 F.2d 29 (1973)

Robert RUIZ, Plaintiff, v. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE, a corporation, et al., Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JONES STEVEDORING COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 23, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis L. Tetreault (argued), William E. Kane, Paul A. Dezurick, Graham & James, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Robert Sikes (argued), Sikes, Pinney & Matthew, North Hollywood, Cal., for appellee.

Before WRIGHT, KILKENNY, and CHOY, Circuit Judges.

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This was a typical three-party suit arising from an injury to a longshoreman. Ruiz, employed by Jones Stevedoring (Jones), was injured while working on a vessel, the M.V. Koln, owned by Hamburg-American (Hamburg). As a Sieracki1 seaman, Ruiz sued Hamburg, alleging unseaworthiness of the vessel. Hamburg brought a third-party action seeking indemnity from Jones...

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