GOODMAN v. 1973 26 FOOT TROJAN VESSEL

Nos. 87-1504, 87-1573.

859 F.2d 71 (1988)

James GOODMAN, d/b/a Captain J's Marina, Appellee, v. 1973 26 FOOT TROJAN VESSEL, ARKANSAS REGISTRATION NO. AR1439SN; Frank Booth, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 5, 1988.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fines F. Batchelor, Jr., Van Buren, Ark., for appellants.

Willard C. Smith, Ft. Smith, Ark., for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and ROSS, Senior Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 18, 1988.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

This admiralty action arises out of the claim of James Goodman (Captain J), d/b/a Captain J's Marina, for sums due him for furnishing dockage and other necessities to Frank Booth's boat, a 26-foot Trojan vessel. We agree with the district court1 that Captain J had a maritime lien on the boat under 46 U.S.C.App. § 971. We hold, however,

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