Legal Opinion
Fredelos v. Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1971No. 71-1212PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an interlocutory appeal in an admiralty case. On February 10, 1966, S/T PADRE ISLAND was stranded in a leaking condition on Hen and Chicken’s Shoal not far from Bimini. Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation entered into a “no cure-no pay” salvage agreement with the vessel’s owner and mortgagee to salvage the leaking ship and to deliver it to the Port of Jacksonville, Florida. Shortly after its delivery to Jacksonville, numerous attachment proceedings were instituted. These in rem libels included actions for cargo damage, shipyard repairs both before and after the grounding, salvage,…
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