Legal Opinion
E.S. Binnings, Inc. v. M/V Saudi Riyadh
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 29, 1987No. 86-8502PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (“NSCSA”), appeals from the district court’s order granting a maritime lien in the amount of $85,530.75 against the NSCSA cargo liner the M/V Saudi Riyadh in favor of Appellee, E.S. Binnings, Inc. (“Binnings”). We reverse and remand with instructions to dissolve the maritime lien and dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
I. BACKGROUND
Binnings is a Louisiana corporation that provides agency services to vessels in United States Gulf ports. NSCSA is a corporation organized under the laws of the…
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