District Court, N.D. California November 8, 1965, No. 28810 (Arista Cia. DeVapores v. Howard Terminal)

WOLLENBERG, District Judge.

This case concerns the implied contractual warranty of workmanlike service running from stevedore to shipowner. The specific issue raised by the plaintiff is whether the warranty entitles the ship*711owner to reimbursement from the stevedore for necessary and reasonable lawyers fees incurred by the shipowner in defending the vessel against an unmeri-torious personal