UNITED STATES v. NORTHERN METAL COMPANY

No. 109 of 1965.

379 F.Supp. 1131 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. NORTHERN METAL COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

June 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony W. Gross, Admiralty & Shipping Sect., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

John B. Brumbelow, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


DECISION AND ORDER

DITTER, District Judge.

This is a suit brought by a ship owner seeking indemnification from a stevedore for damages resulting from the death of a longshoreman injured during loading operations. Two issues are involved: the seaworthiness of the vessel and the interpretation of a contract between the parties.

On May 1, 1959, Albert Mascuilli was killed while working aboard the USNS MARINE FIDDLER in the port of Philadelphia. Suit...

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