ST. MARY IRON WORKS, INC. v. McMORAN EXPLORATION

No. 86-4253.

802 F.2d 809 (1986)

ST. MARY IRON WORKS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. McMORAN EXPLORATION CO., et al., Defendants, Coburn Company of Lafayette, Inc., and Control Systematologists, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Soileau, Rayne, La., for Control Systematologists.

Bruce A. Gaudin, Opelousas, La., for Coburn Co.

Philip A. Caire, E. Sue Bernie, Baton Rouge, La., for St. Mary Iron Works, Inc.

Before GEE, REAVLEY and HILL, Circuit Judges.


ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:

At issue in this appeal is whether the Louisiana Oil Well Liens Act, La.Rev.Stat.Ann. §§ 9:4861-4867 (West 1983), or the Louisiana Private Works Act, La.Rev. Stat.Ann. §§ 9:4801-4855 (West 1983), governs the perfection of a materialman's or laborer's lien against an immovable structure located in United States territorial waters adjacent to the state of Louisiana. We find that the district court correctly decided...

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