TRINIDAD FOUNDRY & FABRICATING v. M/V K.A.S. CAMILLA

No. 91-5360.

966 F.2d 613 (1992)

TRINIDAD FOUNDRY AND FABRICATING, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M/V K.A.S. CAMILLA, her engines, boilers, tackle, etc., In Rem, K/A Kasmi, in Personam, K. Arnesen Shipping A/S, In Personam, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 15, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. McAlpin, Mitchell, McAlpin & Associates, Jeffrey H. Simcox, Palmber, Biezup & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff-appellant.

Patrick E. Novak, Keller, Houck & Shinkle, P.A., Miami, Fla., for M/V K.A.S. Camilla.

Before EDMONDSON and DUBINA, Circuit Judges, and ATKINS, Senior District Judge.


DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

The question presented in this appeal is whether an English statutory right in rem constitutes a maritime lien for purposes of jurisdiction under Rule C of the Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims ("Rule C").1 The district court answered the question in the negative and dismissed the in rem action for lack of jurisdiction. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

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