Legal Opinion
Cantieri Navali Riuniti v. M/V SKYPTRON
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided October 4, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-2494, 84-2666PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM RULING
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., Senior District-Judge.
I. FACTS
This is an in rem admiralty proceeding in which numerous alleged creditors of the Greek-flag bulk carrier M/V SKYPTRON assert maritime liens against proceeds from the sale of that vessel. Several creditors have already been paid and have been dismissed from this action. Lucifer (Panama) S.A., the mortgagee of the vessel, has been paid $1.6 million of the $3 million realized from the sale but still claims an unpaid balance on its mortgage of more than $8.8 million. The remaining parties assert claims which total in excess of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- The " Scotland"Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Montgomery v. RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Loftin & Woodard, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Harrison v. SterrySupreme Court of the United States · 1809
- Seguros Tepeyac, S.A., Compania Mexicana De Seguros Generales v. Maynard Bostrom and James L. JerniganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Secon Service System, Inc., A/K/A Yale Transport Corporation v. St. Joseph Bank and Trust Company and Jay ChodockCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Wardley International Bank, Inc. v. Nasipit Bay Vessel v. Mobil Oil Corporation and Mobil Sales and Supply CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Cantieri Navali Riuniti v. M/V SkyptronCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Key Bank of Puget Sound v. Alaskan HarvesterDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1989
- Custom Fuel Services, Inc. v. Lombas Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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