Legal Opinion
The Belcher Company of Alabama, Inc. v. M/v Maratha Mariner, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1984No. 83-2252PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
This in rem libel against a vessel to recover for fuel bunkers supplied to it was dismissed on the ground that a pending action in the Netherlands, in which jurisdiction had been obtained by attachment of the vessel, was the equivalent of an in rem action and hence was lis alibis pendens. Because the Netherlands permits no in rem actions, and, therefore, the suit pending there is in personam, and because the ultimate issues in the two suits are different, we reverse the judgment of dismissal.
Belcher Company of Alabama, Inc. (Belcher), filed an in rem libel…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- The BelgenlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Dampskibsselskabet Dannebrog v. Signal Oil & Gas Co. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- The Rock Island BridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Alexander Chiazor v. Transworld Drilling Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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- Stena Rederi AB v. Comision de Contratos del Comite Ejecutivo General del Sindicato Revolucionario de Trabajadores Petroleros de la Republica Mexicana, S.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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