Legal Opinion

Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Co. v. M/V "Laissez Faire"

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 21, 1970No. Nos. 27358, 27372PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYER, Circuit Judge:

Continental, in two consolidated appeals, seeks review in No. 27358 of an order of the District Court denying the motion of Continental, as intervenor, to set aside a default and Marshal’s foreclosure sale of the vessel “Laissez Faire” because of fraud and inadequacy of price, or to set aside or modify the decree of foreclosure in order to protect Continental’s interest of $315,000 in radio equipment that it installed aboard the vessel under a retained title conditional sales contract.

In No. 27372 Continental appeals from a summary final judgment entered against it and in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Compania Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion (Venezuelan Line) v. A. J. Perez Export Company, Etc., and Tyler Refrigeration CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  2. Troy State University and Board of Trustees, Troy State University v. Gary Clinton DickeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  3. United States v. Cornell Steamboat Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
  4. Saenz v. Kenedy, and Nine Other CasesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
  5. Dr. Bertrand O. Tyson v. Lt. Clarence J. CazesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Brown v. BuchananDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1975
  2. Collins Securities Corporation and Timothy Collins v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  3. Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Peacock Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Brown v. BuchananDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1975
  5. Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Company v. M/v 'Laissez Faire,' Etc., Pierce Langford Iii, Intervening Continental Electronics Manufacturing Company, Etc., Intervenor-Appellant. Continental Electronics Manufacturing Company v. Steamship M v. Laissez Faire, Etc., Pierce Langford Iii, Claimant-Owner-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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