Legal Opinion
Schiffahartsgesellschaft Leonhardt & Co. v. A. Bottacchi S.A. De Navegacion
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 1, 1985No. 83-8019PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
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On May 25, 1982 the clerk of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a writ of attachment against bunkers and stores owned by the appellee, A. Bottacchi S.A. de Navegación (“Bottacchi”), and located aboard the vessel M/V Puntas Malvinas. The writ was sought by the appellant, Schiffahartsge-sellsehaft Leonhardt & Co. (G.M.B.H. & Co.) (“Leonhardt”). This appeal questions the constitutionality of the maritime attachment procedures employed by the district court.
Bottacchi, an Argentine corporation, time-chartered1 the M/V Barbara Leon-hardt from…
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