ROCKPORT YACHT & SUPPLY COMPANY v. M/V CONTESSA

No. 280.

209 F.Supp. 396 (1962)

ROCKPORT YACHT & SUPPLY COMPANY, Inc., Libellant, v. The M/V CONTESSA, her engines, tackle, furniture, etc., Respondent.

United States District Court S. D. Texas, Corpus Christi Division.

October 8, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis & Andrews (Wm. Ellis), Aransas Pass, Tex., for libellant.

Kleberg, Mobley, Lockett & Weil (R. W. Woolsey), Corpus Christi, Tex., for Claimant, American Marine Investments, Inc.


GARZA, District Judge.

Libellant, Rockport Yacht & Supply Company, Inc., seeks to execute alleged maritime liens against the M/V CONTESSA arising out of necessaries furnished to the vessel by Libellant and its assignors. After the libel was filed a warrant of seizure was issued and the vessel was seized by the marshal. Thereafter Claimant, American Marine Investments, Inc., holder of a preferred ship mortgage, made a claim to the vessel and filed a stipulation...

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