Legal Opinion
Navieros Inter-Americanos, S.A. v. M/V Vasilia Express
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 28, 1997No. 96-1850, 96-1851, 96-2174 and 96-2175PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This admiralty case features seven competing claimants, each trying to take from the proceeds of the sale of a seized vessel, the M/V VASILIA EXPRESS. Three claimants, in addition to the original charterer plaintiff, were allowed to intervene; all four won judgments after a three-day, expedited bench trial. Suit was originally brought in rem against the vessel. The vessel’s corporate owner and its shipping agent both appeared, however, in personam to defend the action, and were also held hable on two of the judgments (for the original charterer and another intervening…
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