IM EX Trading Co. v. Vessel, Beate Oldendorff

OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN H. MOORE, II, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs Im Ex Trading Company, Inc. (“Im Ex”) and Albany Insurance Company (“Albany”) commenced this action on October 25, 1991 against the following Defendants: the vessel, Beate Oldendorff in rem; Empre-sa Lineas Marítimas Argentinas S.A. (“ELMA”), Egon Oldendorff (Liberia), Inc., and Trasatlántica Agency (USA), Inc., in •personam. The complaint sought $17,531.55 and costs for damage sustained to a shipment of pears which were transported by sea from Jacksonville, Florida to Santos, Brazil. The consignee of the pears was an entity named “La…