In Re Oil Spill by the Amoco Cadiz Off the Coast of France on March 16, 1978. Appeal of Astilleros Espanoles, S.A

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• admiralty jurisdiction applied to cause of action against ship builder whose land-based acts and omissions allegedly caused oil tanker to break apart off of coast of France
• Rule 14(c) “is of no consequence when, as in this case, the third-party defendant is already a defendant in the main action.”
• indemnity claim against ship builder arose from negotiation of ship purchase in Illinois
• admiralty jurisdiction applied to cause of action against ship builder whose land-based acts and omissions allegedly caused oil tanker to break apart off coast of France
• “A Rule 13(g) cross-claim will lie only against an existing defendant.”
• stating “[s]o long as it creates a Cir.1983

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