Advance Welding Co. v. M/V CORRA D

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RUBIN, District Judge:

Plaintiff filed suit seeking to enforce a lien against the M/V Corra D, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 971, for work done and materials supplied between April 5, 1967, and June 28, 1967. In January 1967 the Corra D burned in the Mississippi River near Fort Jackson. The underwriters declared the vessel a total loss and paid $50,000 to her owner. Anthony J. Sercovich purchased the damaged vessel for $450 from the underwriters and towed it to plaintiff’s shipyard in Venice, Louisiana, where the work was performed.

Plaintiff has filed a motion for summary…