Legal Opinion
Pacific Atlantic Trading Co. v. The M/V Main Express
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1985No. 84-1719PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge.
C.F. Merchant Sdn. Bhd. (“Merchant”) and Kwong Yik Bank, Bhd. (“Bank”) appeal from a district court order denying a motion to vacate a default judgment for lack of personal jurisdiction. Merchant and Bank were named as third-party defendants in an action by Pacific Atlantic Trading Co. (“PATCO”) against HapagLloyd Aktiengeselleschaft (“Hapag”) based on admiralty and maritime jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1333(1) (1982). A default judgment was entered against them when they failed to appear. We reverse and remand with instructions to set aside the default judgment as…
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