MERRILL-STEVENS DRY DOCK COMPANY v. M/V "LAISSEZ FAIRE"

Nos. 27358, 27372.

421 F.2d 430 (1970)

MERRILL-STEVENS DRY DOCK COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. M/V "LAISSEZ FAIRE," etc., Defendant, Pierce Langford III, Intervening Plaintiff-Appellee, Continental Electronics Manufacturing Company, etc., Intervenor-Appellant. CONTINENTAL ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STEAMSHIP M. V. LAISSEZ FAIRE, etc., Defendant-Appellee, Pierce Langford III, Claimant-Owner-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 21, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Tribble, R. Layton Mank, Robert G. Young, Blackwell, Walker & Gray, Miami, Fla., for Continental Electronics Mfg. Co., Inc.

William C. Norwood, Fowler, White, Collins, Gillen, Humkey & Trenam, David M. Turner, Miami, Fla., for appellees.

Before RIVES, BELL and DYER, Circuit Judges.


DYER, Circuit Judge:

Continental, in two consolidated appeals, seeks review in No. 27358 of an order of the District Court denying the motion of Continental, as intervenor, to set aside a default and Marshal's foreclosure sale of the vessel "Laissez Faire" because of fraud and inadequacy of price, or to set aside or modify the decree of foreclosure in order to protect Continental's interest of $315,000 in radio equipment that it installed aboard the vessel under a...

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