EA SHIPPING CO., INC. v. BAZEMORE

Nos. 78-1252, 78-1256.

617 F.2d 136 (1980)

EA SHIPPING COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Albert F. BAZEMORE et al., Defendants-Appellees. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE (1) LIBERIAN REFRIGERATOR VESSEL, M/V EA, Official No. 3524, approximately 100.41 meters in length, Defendant. BANQUE FRANCAISE DU COMMERCE EXTERIEUR, Intervening Plaintiff-Appellee, v. M/V, her engines, tackle, apparel, appurtenances, etc., in rem, and Ea Shipping Co., Inc., her owner, in personam, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dewey R. Villareal, Jr., Tampa, Fla., Edwin Longcope, Allan J. Berdon, New York City, for appellants.

Martin H. Sachs, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Anthony J. La Spada, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tampa, Fla., Richard S. Friedland, Asst. Regional Counsel, U.S. Customs Service, Miami, Fla., for appellees, U.S.

Before JONES, GEE and REAVLEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from a judgment of forfeiture of the M/V EA after a bench trial in the district court. The judge below concluded that there was probable cause for seizure of the vessel, that it was not a common carrier, and that if it was a common carrier, the government established that the master was a consenting party or privy to the illegal importation of cocaine because he had actual knowledge of its presence aboard the ship. United States v...

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