Legal Opinion
Nadle v. M/V TEQUILA
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 12, 1974No. 71 Civ 2069PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, District Judge:
This is a claim by a salvor, Lewis Raymond Nadie, for a maritime lien on account of his salvage operations in attempting to free from a strand in Honduras the vessel M/V TEQUILA (ex LINGLEE). 1 The claim is opposed by the holder of the foreign preferred ship mortgage, Empire Commercial Corporation (“Empire”), which obtained the mortgage four months after the alleged salvage by the claimant. It is agreed that if Nadie has a maritime lien it is superior to the valid maritime lien based on the mortgage. 46 U.S.C. § 953(a); 46 U.S.C. § 951. The question at issue is whether…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The" Sabine"Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- The CamancheSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Rainbow Line, Inc. v. M/v Tequila (Ex Linglee), Her Engines, Tackle, Boiler, Equipment, Etc. Empire Commercial Corporation, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Lago Oil & Transport Co., Ltd., Libellant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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