SEATTLE-FIRST NAT. BANK v. BLUEWATER PARTNERSHIP

Nos. 84-3893, 84-4055.

772 F.2d 565 (1985)

SEATTLE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Trustee, a national banking association, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BLUEWATER PARTNERSHIP, et al., Defendants, and Pacific Fishermen, Inc., a Washington corporation, Defendant-Appellant. SEATTLE-FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Trustee, a national banking association, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BLUEWATER PARTNERSHIP, et al., Defendants, and Ballard Oil Company, Inc.; The Boatyard, Inc.; and Lunde Electric Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Walsh, Davis, Wright, Todd, Riese & Jones, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Michael R. Caryl, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Before WRIGHT, PREGERSON, and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This consolidated admiralty appeal requires us to determine the qualifications for trustee status under the Ship Mortgage Act ("Act"), 46 U.S.C. §§ 911-984. Initially, we must decide whether we have jurisdiction over the appeal brought by Pacific Fishermen, Inc.

FACTS

Appellants Ballard Oil Company, Inc. ("Ballard"), the Boatyard, Inc. ("Boatyard"), Lunde Electric Company, Inc. ("Lunde"), and Pacific Fishermen...

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