COOPER STEVEDORING CO. v. KOPKE, INC.

No. 73-726.

417 U.S. 106 (1974)

COOPER STEVEDORING CO., INC., v. FRITZ KOPKE, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Cheavens argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Bruce Dixie Smith argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.


MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case concerns the extent to which contribution between joint tortfeasors may be obtained in a maritime action for personal injuries. The S. S. Karina, a vessel owned and operated by respondent Fritz Kopke, Inc., and under time charter to respondent Alcoa Steamship Co., was loaded at Mobile, Alabama, with palletized crates of cargo by petitioner Cooper Stevedoring...

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