UNITED STATES v. THE ZARCO

No. 2320-SD-C.

187 F.Supp. 371 (1960)

UNITED STATES of America, Libelant, v. THE Fishing Vessel ZARCO, Respondent, California Electric Works, Claimant.

United States District Court S. D. California, S. D.

September 16, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laughlin E. Waters, U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., Keith R. Ferguson, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen., Graydon Staring, Atty., Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, San Francisco, Cal., for libelant.

W. E. Starke, San Diego, Cal., for California Electric Works, claimant.


JAMES M. CARTER, District Judge.

This case involves conflict between a possessory lien for repair asserted by California Electric Works, hereinafter called "Electric" growing out of the repair of a generator armature belonging to and one of the appurtenances of the fishing vessel "Zarco," and a preferred ship mortgage asserted by the United States.

The facts are simple. The preferred ship mortgage held by the United States was executed on July 29, 1958, and...

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