Legal Opinion
Vlavianos v. the Cypress
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1948No. 5787PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves competing claims to the sum of $17,837.56, which represents the proceeds of the sale of the S/S Cypress under a decree of the District Court. The members of the crew libelled the ship for wage claims approximating $24,000, and repair men and ship chandlers asserted Hens an excess of $17,000 for repairs and supplies furnished the vessel. There is no dispute as to the existence or amount of the Hens for repairs and supplies, all of 'which stand on the same footing. The problem in the case is to determine the amount of the lien claims of the seamen…
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- Burdine v. WaldenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by20 opinions
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