Legal Opinion
George F. Crabtree v. The Ss Julia, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 19, 1961No. 18767_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the right of a maritime lienor to intervene by a libel in rem against the proceeds in the registry of the admiralty court after a sale of the vessel. The trial court declined to permit intervention. We disagree.
The facts are very simple. The SS Julia was first arrested under a writ of seizure on January 9, 1960. Thereafter there followed a succession of intervening libels by various creditors. These included claims of maritime lien-ors, perhaps some for nonmaritime liens, for crews’ wages, transportation and similar wage rights. They also…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- McAllister v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Point Landing, Inc., Intervenor v. Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Morales v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Merchants & Marine Bank v. The Fishing Vessel T. E. Welles, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Effjohn International Cruise Holdings, Inc. v. A&L Sales, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Leon Akers v. State Marine Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Governor & Co. of the Bank of Scotland v. SabayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Isbrandtsen Marine Services, Inc. v. M/V Inagua TaniaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- J. G. Jackson and J. G. Jackson, Jr., Intervenors v. Inland Oil and Transport Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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