Legal Opinion
Farwest Steel Corp. v. Barge Sea-Span 241
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1985No. Nos. 84-3754, 84-3755PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
Farwest Steel and intervenor corporations appeal the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, Frye, *621J., which refused to grant Farwest a maritime lien on the Barge SEA-SPAN 241. Farwest contends that because it furnished steel to the Barge at the request of a repair contractor hired by the Barge’s owner, West Coast Charters, Farwest is entitled to a lien under either the federal Maritime Lien Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 971-975, or the Washington vessel lien law, RCW 60.36.010 et seq.
Farwest commenced an action in rem against the Barge in the district court.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- United States v. Winston Bryant McConneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Dampskibsselskabet Dannebrog v. Signal Oil & Gas Co. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
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