Legal Opinion
First National Bank & Trust Co. of Vicksburg v. The Towboat Seneca
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 11, 1960No. 3436PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
This case involves the troubled question of attachment of maritime liens. The libellant bank, having had the vessel sold pursuant to its libel to foreclose its preferred maritime mortgage, is faced with a claim against the proceeds by the shipyard intervenor for services rendered the vessel prior to the recordation of the mortgage.1 The precise question presented is whether the rendering of these services created a maritime lien.
The M/V Seneca was acquired by the Vicksburg Towing Company, Inc. from Canal Barge Company, Inc. under bill of sale dated March 5,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dampskibsselskabet Dannebrog v. Signal Oil & Gas Co. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Bogart v. the Steamboat John JaySupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Reynolds v. MaplesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Tampa Ship Repair and Dry Dock Company, Inc. v. Esso Export CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Cole v. HaynesMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Marsden v. Southern Flight Service, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1961
- Diaz v. the S.S. SeathunderDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1961
- St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Company v. First National Bank and Trust Company of Vicksburg, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1961
- United States v. American Gas Screw Franz JosephDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1962
- FIRST NAT. BANK & T. CO. OF VICKSBURG, MISS. v. the SenecaDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1960