Finora Company, Incorporated v. Amitie Shipping, Limited

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge ERVIN and Judge WILKINS joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

The issue in this admiralty case is whether vessel owners with contractual liens on sub-freights owed to charterers of their vessels must give actual notice of those hens to third-party obligors. Because vessel owners are in the best position to disclose the existence of such hens, we think actual notice is required. The district court found that the vessel owner in this case failed to provide such notice and thus declined to enforce the hen. We…