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WEYERHAEUSER v. PORTLAND STEVEDORING

No. A7805-08109; CA 11907.

601 P.2d 911 (1979)

42 Or.App. 905

WEYERHAEUSER Company, a Washington Corporation, Appellant, v. PORTLAND STEVEDORING Company, an Oregon Corporation, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided October 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul N. Daigle, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were L. Edward Robbins, Ridgway K. Foley, Jr. and Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey, Williamson & Schwabe, Portland.

Floyd A. Fredrickson, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were John R. Dudrey and Fredrickson, Weisensee & Cox, Portland.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., TANZER, RICHARDSON and ROBERTS, JJ., and PETERSON, J. Pro Tem.

PETERSON, Judge, Pro Tem.

The central issue in this case is whether, under the federal Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("the Act") a voyage charterer who has been held liable in negligence for the injury or death of a longshoreman can recover from the longshoreman's employer on a contract of indemnity. The trial court held that recovery was precluded by the Act, and we agree.

In Shepler v. Weyerhaeuser Company, 279...

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