warranty of workmanlike service
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 350 U.S. 124 - Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. · 1956Most cited · 3,926 citing opinions
That agreement necessarily includes petitioner's obligation not only to stow the pulp rolls, but to stow them properly and safely. Competency and safety of stowage are inescapable elements of the service undertaken. … It is petitioner's warranty of workmanlike service that is comparable to a manufacturer's warranty of the soundness of its manufactured product.
How the Supreme Court has restated “warranty of workmanlike service”
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All 5 definitions, chronological · 1956–1964
Competency and safety of stowage are inescapable elements of the service undertaken. They are part of the stevedore's 'warranty of workmanlike service that is comparable to a manufacturer's warranty of the soundness of its manufactured product.
The warranty which a stevedore owes when he goes aboard a vessel to perform services is plainly for the benefit of the vessel whether the vessel's owners are parties to the contract or not. That is enough to bring the vessel into the zone of modern law that recognizes rights in third-party beneficiaries.
The warranty may be breached when the stevedore's negligence does no more than call into play the vessel's unseaworthiness.
breach
The stevedore's 'warranty of workmanlike service that is comparable to a manufacturer's warranty of the soundness of its manufactured product,' a warranty generally deemed to cover defects not attributable to a manufacturer's negligence.