Legal Opinion
Farwest Steel Corp v. Barge Sea-Span 241
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1987No. Nos. 86-3668, 86-3735PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
In this comeback1 case, Farwest Steel Corporation (“Farwest”) and an intervenor corporation appeal the district court’s refusal to grant Farwest a maritime lien on the Barge Sea-Span 241. We hold that Farwest failed to establish a maritime lien because it did not supply steel on the order of the barge’s owner or of a person authorized by the owner within the meaning of 46 U.S.C. § 971.
In June 1980, Lakeview Charters bought the Barge Sea-Span 241, later renamed Barge Ceres (hereinafter “the barge”). The barge needed extensive repairs and reconstruction. In August 1980,…
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- Dampskibsselskabet Dannebrog v. Signal Oil & Gas Co. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Equilease Corp. v. M/V SampsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Sheppard and Others v. Taylor and OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
- Appleton Electric Company v. Graves Truck Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Farwest Steel Corp. v. Barge Sea-Span 241Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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