Legal Opinion
Farwest Steel Corp. v. DeSantis
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 6, 1984No. 50484-9PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDore, J.
Farwest Steel Corporation sought to impose a lien in state court against the barge Seaspan 241, a/k/a Ceres, for steel supplied to Nichols Boat and Barge Builders, Inc., for repair work. The trial court granted the barge owner's motion for summary judgment and dismissed the claim, holding federal maritime law had preempted the Washington boat lien statute, RCW 60.36.010, and the Washington chattel lien statute, RCW 60.08. We agree.
Facts
In June 1980, West Coast Charters, Inc., the owner of the barge, contracted with Nichols to do a substantial barge repair. 1 Nichols made arrangements to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chandler v. Washington Toll Bridge AuthorityWashington Supreme Court · 1943
- Forrester v. CraddockWashington Supreme Court · 1957
- State v. ReedWashington Supreme Court · 1979
- Stephens v. Weyl-Zuckerman & Co.California Court of Appeal · 1917
- United States v. Fishing Vessel ZarcoDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1960
3Cited by9 opinions
- Singleton v. FrostWashington Supreme Court · 1987
- Farwest Steel Corp. v. Barge Sea-Span 241Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Molander v. Raugust-Mathwig, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1986
- Farwest Steel Corporation, a Corporation, and Robert A. Barnes, Inc., Plaintiffs-Intervenors, and Shuman Equipment, Inc., Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant v. Barge Sea-Span 241, AKA Barge Ceres, Her Tackle, Gear and Furnishings, in Rem Lakeview Charters S.A. Desantis, Farwest Steel Corporation, a Corporation, and Robert A. Barnes, Inc., a Corporation, Plaintiffs-Intervenors v. Barge Sea-Span 241, AKA Barge Ceres, Her Tackle, Gear and Furnishings, in Rem Lakeview Charters S.A. Desantis and West Coast Charters, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Matheson v. City of HoquiamCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2012
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