Legal Opinion
Garcia v. M/V KUBBAR
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided January 20, 1998No. 1:95-cv-01150PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
KAHN, District Judge.
This admiralty in rem action commenced with the arrest of defendant M/V KUBBAR, a merchant cargo vessel registered under the laws of Kuwait. The defendant now moves for summary judgment on the grounds that plaintiffs have failed to establish the existence of a maritime lien that is a prerequisite for in rem jurisdiction. For the reasons discussed below, defendant’s motion is granted.
I. Background
A. Facts
The core event of this action is an accident in the Port of Quetzal, Guatemala, involving two stevedores, the plaintiff Sairo Garcia…
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