Legal Opinion
Foss Launch & Tug Co. v. Char Ching Shipping U.S.A., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1987No. 85-6351PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
The only substantial question in this appeal is whether a lessor of container boxes to a company that operates a fleet of container ships can assert a maritime lien against a vessel pursuant to 46 U.S.C. §§ 971-975. The district court granted summary judgment for the lien claimant. We reverse.
The essential facts are not in dispute. Appellees leased containers to CC Line under a series of separate lease agreements. The containers were to be used by CC Line in connection with its transpacific shipping service between various ports in Asia and the United States. Under the…
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