Legal Opinion
Pascagoula Dock Station, a Partnership v. Merchants and Marine Bank, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1959No. 17682_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
We here deal with questions of the validity of a preferred ship mortgage, 46 U.S.C.A. § 922, on the fishing vessel M/V T. E. Welles and the correctness of the Trial Judge’s action in holding that the preferred ship mortgage to the Bank outranked a prior maritime lien in favor of Pascagoula Dock Station.
The litigation began as a libel in rem, filed July 18, 1958 by Pascagoula to enforce a lien in the sum of $1,933.95 (less a credit of $50 subsequently established) for fuel and stores supplied to the vessel over the period from March 8, 1956 through February…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The Moses TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Madruga v. Superior Court of Cal., County of San DiegoSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- The Hine v. TrevorSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Point Landing, Inc., Intervenor v. Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Morales v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Merchants & Marine Bank v. The Fishing Vessel T. E. Welles, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Russell H. Brandon, Trustee v. S. S. Denton, Her Engines, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Port Welcome Cruises, Inc. v. S. S. Bay BelleDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1963
- State of Israel, a Sovereign Nation v. The Motor Vessel Nili, Etc., and Singer & Friedlander, Inc., and Ted Curry Shipping, Ltd., Claimants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Compagnia Maritima La Empresa, S.A. v. Rod PickardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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