Bertino v. Polish Ocean Line’s Empirical Analysis
402 F.2d 863 · 1968
Citation profile
11 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik Fisser · Sergio Degioia v. United States Lines Company, and Third-Party v. American Stevedores, Inc., and Imparato Stevedoring Corp., Third-Party · Frank Drago v. A/s Inger, and Third-Party v. Daniels & Kennedy, Inc., Third-Party and Illinois Atlantic Corp., Third-Partydefendant-Appellee · Misurella v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The ultimate function of the doctrine of unseaworthiness and the corollary right of the shipowner to indemnification from the stevedore firm is to allocate losses caused by shipboard injuries to those who are best situated to minimize, if not eliminate, the particular risk involved.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““Even if the danger was created by the shipowner, indemnity over is permitted if the condition was obvious and the stevedore continued to work or did not correct it.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.