Legal Opinion
Equilease Corp. v. M/V Sampson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1986No. 83-3298PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
The facts of this case are reported in detail in the district court opinion Equi-lease Corp. v. M/V Sampson, 568 F.Supp. 1259 (E.D.La.1983), and in our panel opinion, Equilease Corp. v. M/V Sampson, 756 F.2d 357 (5th Cir.1985). We agreed to hear this case en banc to decide the issue whether insurance is a necessary under the Federal Maritime Lien Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 971-975 (1982) (“FMLA” or the “Act”), so that an unpaid insurance company may claim a federal maritime lien on the insured ves*600sel.1 We now expressly overrule Learned v. Brown, 94 F. 876 (5th Cir.1899),…
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- Point Landing, Inc., Intervenor v. Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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