PAYNE v. SS TROPIC BREEZE

Civ. No. 453-67.

274 F.Supp. 324 (1967)

Richard PAYNE, Winston Baylis, David Campbell, Own V. Gordon, Eric Heslop, Alfred Jarris, Seaton Messam, Leopold Smith, J. Soames, C. L. Wittingham and Derrick Williams, Plaintiffs, v. SS TROPIC BREEZE, her engines, boilers, furniture, apparel, appliances, appurtenances, equipment, etc., Defendant, Tropical Commerce Corporation, Apostolos Samadjapolus, Intervenors.

United States District Court D. Puerto Rico.

September 29, 1967.

October 2, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nachman, Feldstein, Laffitte & Smith, Gustavo A. Gelpi, San Juan, P. R., for plaintiffs.

Fiddler, Gonzalez & Rodriguez, Roberto Córdova, McConnell, Valdes, Kelley & Sifre, Abelardo Ruiz Suria, O'Neill & Borges, Edward Borges, Hartzell, Fernandez & Novas, San Juan, P. R., for defendant and intervenors.


ORDER

CANICO, Chief Judge.

Apostolos Samadjapolus, master of the SS Tropic Breeze, has petitioned leave of the Court to intervene and assert his claims for wages, travelling expenses and advance made on behalf of the vessel.

The Intervenor, National Western Life Insurance Co., has objected to the intervention of Apostolos Samadjapolus, alleging that under the American Maritime Law the master of a vessel has no lien for wages or travelling expenses...

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