Legal Opinion
American Bank of Wage Claims v. Registry of District Court of Guam
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1970No. Nos. 22711, 22854PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PENCE, District Judge:
These actions, consolidated on appeal, are two of at least seven related cases filed in the District Court of Guam, sitting in admiralty, arising out of the misfortunes of the M/S Galveston Navigator. Appellants, American Bank of Wage Claims (American Bank) and National Western Life Insurance Company (National Western), appeal from orders of the trial court relating to the assignment of priority to admiralty claims and the payment of those claims in the order of their assigned priority, to appellants’ financial loss. Appellee, the United States, in addition to direct…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- The Rio GrandeSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Agricultural Cooperative Ass'n v. the DennyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Compania Transatlantica v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- Fred Parks, Trustee for Gulf Transportation Company v. B. F. Leaman and Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. The Unidentified Wrecked And Abandoned Sailing VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Cactus Pipe & Supply Co. v. M/V MontmartreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Farwest Steel Corp. v. Barge Sea-Span 241Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- American Bank of Wage Claims v. Registry of the District Court of Guam, National Western Life Insurance Company v. Registry of the District Court of GuamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. Unidentified Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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