Legal Opinion
Associated Metals and Minerals Corp. v. Alexander's Unity MV
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1995No. 93-03524PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns damage to maritime cargo. In the lower court, Associated Metals and Minerals Corporation argued, and the district court agreed, that damage to its cargo transported by the M/V Alexander’s Unity resulted not only from the breach of the contract of carriage by the vessel but also from the physical and financial unseaworthiness of the vessel and the negligence of her owners and/or operators. The district court’s judgment recognized that Associated Metals and Minerals had a preferred maritime tort lien for the full amount of its claim, priming the liens of…
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