Tarstar Shipping Co. v. Century Shipline, Ltd.

OPINION

ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Tarstar Shipping Co. (“Tars-tar”), owner of the vessel M/V “Aliki I.P.” (“the Aliki”), sues defendant Koctug Line (“Koctug”), a Turkish shipping company, to recover $85,071.55 plus interest from March 8, 1976. 1 Tarstar claims that Koctug unjustifiably refused to honor Tarstar’s notice of lien, served on Koctug on March 8, 1976, in which Tarstar asserted a superior interest in any freights or subfreights, up to the amount of $85,071.55, owing from Koctug to the charterer of the Aliki. Jurisdiction is based on diversity, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and…