Legal Opinion
Peter Pan Seafoods, Inc. v. M/V POLAR VIKING
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided December 20, 1977No. C76-810BPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS
BEEKS, Senior District Judge.
Red Circle Transport, as claimant of the POLAR VIKING, moves to dismiss this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. It contends that because Northland Marine Lines (NML) filed a petition for a Chapter XI arrangement before this action was filed, the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court became exclusive with respect to any and all disputes involving the POLAR VIKING. Thus, according to claimant, plaintiffs must seek relief from the bankruptcy court on their maritime lien claims since this Court is without power to hear the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Katchen v. LandySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Thompson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- The First State Bank and Trust Company of Guthrie, Oklahoma v. Sand Springs State Bank of Sand Springs, OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- City of Long Beach v. MetcalfCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
- Baker & Taylor Drilling Co. v. R. W. Stafford, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Good Hope Refineries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Hartigan v. Blaeser Development Corp. (In Re Chase Manhattan Mortgage & Realty Trust)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Rebco Towing Co. v. River Line, Inc. (In Re River Line, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1982
- Atlantic Richfield Company v. Good Hope RefineriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979