Goodpasture, Inc. v. M/V Pollux

GEE, Circuit Judge:

The facts of this unfortunate case present a maritime version of the eternal triangle, one in which the difficulties arising between each of the three (or perhaps four or five) actors transcend their relationship to bedevil the others.

Plaintiff Goodpasture, Inc. is a Texas corporation that deals in wheat. Defendant M/V POLLUX, an oceangoing vessel engaged in commerce upon navigable waters of the United States, is owned by defendant Negocios del Mar, a foreign corporation. Negocios del Mar has no offices or permanent officials in the United States, no property there except…