Legal Opinion
West Winds, Inc. v. M.V. Resolute
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 21, 1983No. 82-4717PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Appellants are 23 seamen and the trustees of their union’s trust funds whose motion to intervene of right under Fed.R. Civ.P. 24(a)(2) was denied by the district court. The sole issue on appeal is whether contributions to trust funds created for the benefit of the employees are “wages of the crew” that may serve as the basis for a preferred maritime lien under 46 U.S.C. § 953 (1976). We are compelled by precedent in this circuit to hold that they are not, at least in the absence of a loss of benefits. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s denial of the motion to…
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