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COGGINS v. JAMES W. ELWELL AND CO., INC.

Civ. A. No. 69-1011.

356 F.Supp. 612 (1973)

Mack G. COGGINS v. JAMES W. ELWELL AND CO., INC. TERRACE NAVIGATION CORP. v. UNITED STATES of America.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

March 19, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. McMenamin, Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young, Philadelphia, Pa., for third party plaintiffs-defendants.

Anthony W. Gross, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Admiralty Section, Washington, D. C., for third party-defendant.

OPINION

HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.

The above-captioned matter presently before the Court is an action in admiralty wherein the defendants have lodged a third-party complaint against the United States of America (hereinafter the "Government") seeking indemnity or contribution for a pre-trial settlement effected between the plaintiff, Mack G. Coggins, and the defendants, owners of the ship in question.

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