TITAN NAV., INC. v. TIMSCO, INC.

Nos. 85-2877, 85-2886.

808 F.2d 400 (1987)

TITAN NAVIGATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. TIMSCO, INC., et al., Defendants, Marine Leasing, Inc. and RHC Industries, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. In re MARINE LEASING, INC., Petitioner.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. McNab Miller, III, Parks, Tradd, Mulder & Miller, Porter & Clements, Mark K. Glasser, Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Thomas Dean Hamblin, Kevin H. George, Houston, Tex., for Titan Navigation, et al.

Before REAVLEY and POLITZ, Circuit Judges, and ROBINSON, District Judge:


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves the interpretation and application of Rule E(7) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty, in an instance in which a complainant possessed of a maritime lien secured the posting of security and, in turn, was ordered to post countersecurity for the defendant's counterclaim. For the reasons assigned, and with the caveats noted, we affirm.

Background

In late 1982 Timsco, Inc. contracted to furnish computer...

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