EVERETT STEAMSHIP CORP., S/A v. LIBERTY NAV. & T. CO., INC.

No. 71-1009.

486 F.2d 462 (1973)

EVERETT STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, S/A, Appellant, v. LIBERTY NAVIGATION AND TRADING CO., INC.; SS GALICIA LEE, ex SS NORBERTO CAPAY, her engines, tackle, etc.; SS GALICIA DEFENDER, ex SS SANTA EMILIA, her engines, tackle, etc.; SS GALICIA NAVIGATOR, ex SS OUR LADY OF PEACE, her engines, tackle, etc., and the United States of America, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

October 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis L. Tetreault (argued), of Graham & James, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

William E. Gwatkin, III (argued), U. S. Dept. of Justice, Lillick, McHose, Wheat, Adams & Charles, James Browning, Jr., U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for appellees.

Before HAMLIN and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, District Judge.


SOLOMON, District Judge:

Everett Steamship Corporation (Everett), a Panamanian corporation, filed this action against the United States (the Government) to recover on maritime liens on the SS Galicia Defender. The District Court granted summary judgment against Everett. Everett appeals.

The Government time chartered the Galicia Defender from Liberty Navigation and Trading Co., Inc. (Liberty). While under the time charter, Everett was the husbanding agent for...

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