Legal Opinion

Staronset Shipping Ltd. v. North Star Navigation Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided May 4, 1987No. 87 Civ. 2456 (WK)PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.

This is a motion to vacate an order of maritime attachment and garnishment. This dispute, in its broader sense, involves a stevedore, a ship owner (plaintiff), and a charterer (defendant). The stevedore, claiming entitlement to fees for removing cargo from the ship, brought an action in rent and had the ship arrested in Texas. This forced the ship owner to post security in order to obtain the vessel’s release. The ship owner, who was also named in personam, then impleaded the charterer, claiming that the charterer had hired the stevedore and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Polar Shipping Ltd. v. Oriental Shipping Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  2. Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab v. Sabre Shipping Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
  3. Chilean Line Inc., Libelant-Appellant v. United States of America, and Main Ship Repair Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
  4. Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. v. the Motor Yacht La Belle SimoneDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1973
  5. Furness Withy (Chartering), Inc. v. World Energy Systems Associates, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1981

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation v. Empresa Naviera Santa S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  2. Consub Delaware LLC v. Schahin Engenharia LimitadaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
  3. Consub Delaware LLC v. Schahin Engenharia LimitadaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  4. Nehring v. Steamship M/V Point VailCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Nehring v. Steamship M/V Point VailCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990

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