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A & R MARINE SALVAGE v. McALLISTER LIGHTERAGE LINE

No. 76-1274.

544 F.2d 551 (1976)

A & R MARINE SALVAGE, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. McALLISTER LIGHTERAGE LINE, INC., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 17, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford A. Kowal and Sallop, Kowal & Davis, Assoc., Boston, Mass., on brief for appellant.

Thomas H. Walsh, Jr., Zachary R. Karol, and Bingham, Dana & Gould, Boston, Mass., on brief for appellees.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, and McENTEE and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

This appeal presents the question whether a federal court has the power to issue an injunction on behalf of a maritime claimant under either 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (diversity) or 28 U.S.C. § 1333 (admiralty). Although the question presented is a narrow legal one, the factual background is critical to an understanding of the issues presented. In May, 1976, A & R Marine Salvage Company (A & R), a Massachusetts corporation, discovered...

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