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GRIFFIN v. UNITED STATES

No. 73-2811.

513 F.2d 1321 (1975)

Gerald Lee GRIFFIN and Elizabeth Griffin, his wife, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MATSON TERMINALS, INC., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 2, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert V. Holland (argued), Seattle, Wash., for appellants.

Wm. E. Gwatkin, III (argued), Dept. of Justice, San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before CHOY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and BURNS, District Judge.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Matson Terminals appeals a judgment of liability under an indemnity contract with the United States, owner of a vessel on which a longshoreman was injured. We affirm.

Gerald Griffin, a longshoreman employed by Matson, was loading lumber aboard the USNS "Lt. Robert Craig" on February 19, 1969. While climbing up a ladder from a ship hold, he sustained an eye injury when struck by an unidentified falling object. Griffin's action...

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