Legal Opinion
James Goodman, D/B/A Captain J's Marina v. 1973 26 Foot Trojan Vessel, Arkansas Registration No. Ar1439sn Frank Booth
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1988No. 87-1504, 87-1573PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
This admiralty action arises out of the claim of James Goodman (Captain J), d/b/a Captain J’s Marina, for sums due him for furnishing dockage and other necessities to Frank Booth’s boat, a 26-foot Trojan vessel. We agree with the district court 1 that Captain J had a maritime lien on the boat under 46 U.S.C.App. § 971. We hold, how ever, that the court lacked in rem jurisdiction because the boat was never arrested, and we therefore reverse the order of foreclosure against the boat. We affirm the court’s in personam jurisdiction over Booth and the award of $5,178 in…
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