Legal Opinion
Silver Star Enterprises, Inc. v. Saramacca MV
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1996No. 94-30747PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Silver Star Enterprises, Inc. (Silver Star), appeals the judgment of the district court granting Trans Ocean Ltd. (Trans Ocean), a lessor of cargo containers to a shipping company, a maritime lien in the vessel M/V SARAMACCA. Like three other circuit courts, we decline to extend coverage of the Federal Maritime Lien Act to bulk cargo container leases to entities other than “a vessel.” Accordingly, we reverse. 1995 WL 16773.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Seheepvaart Maatschappij Suriname N.V. (SMS), a corporate entity wholly owned by the Republic of…
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