Legal Opinion
Trinidad Foundry & Fabricating, Ltd. v. M/V K.A.S. Camilla
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1992No. 91-5360PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
The question presented in this appeal is whether an English statutory right in rem constitutes a maritime lien for purposes of jurisdiction under Rule C of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims (“Rule C”).1 The district court answered the question in the negative and dismissed the in rem action for lack of jurisdiction. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Trinidad Foundry and Fabrication Ltd. (“Trinidad”) is a corporation organized under the laws of Trinidad, West Indies, with its principal place of business located there. The…
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