ITEL CONTAINERS INTERN. CORP. v. ATLANTTRAFIK EXP. SERVICE LTD.

No. 247, Docket 92-7464.

982 F.2d 765 (1992)

ITEL CONTAINERS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Flexi-Van Leasing Inc., Cross-County Leasing Ltd., now named Textainer, Inc. and Textainer Special Equipment Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ATLANTTRAFIK EXPRESS SERVICE LTD., Sea Containers Ltd., Seaco Services Ltd., Sea Containers Australia Ltd., Seaco Inc., Sea Containers America Inc., Defendants, M/V TAVARA, AES Express, AES Challenge, Nagara and Cavara, their engines, boilers, tackle, freights, etc., in rem, and Nagara Ltd., Nagara Tam Ltd., Contender I Ltd., Strider I Ltd., and Strider IV Ltd., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth Jacob, New York City (Jonathan F. Mack, Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellants.

Alfred E. Yudes, Jr., New York City (Cristina Perez, Watson, Farley & Williams, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee Itel Containers Intern. Corp.

Michael D. Wilson, New York City (Victor P. Corso, Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellees Textainer Inc. and Textainer Special Equipment Ltd.

Institute of Intern. Container Lessors, Ltd., Bedford, NY (Edward A. Wooley, Bedford, NY, Kieron F. Quinn, F. Paul Bland, Jr., Quinn, Ward and Kershaw, Baltimore, MD, of counsel) submitted a brief as amicus curiae.

Before: VAN GRAAFEILAND, WINTER and MAHONEY, Circuit Judges.


VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:

Defendants in rem, M/V Tavara, M/V AES Challenge, M/V Nagara and M/V Cavara, and intervening owners, Nagara Tam Ltd., Strider IV Ltd., Nagara Ltd. and Contender I Ltd., appeal from that part of a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Carter, J.) which sustains maritime lien claims of plaintiffs, Itel Containers International Corporation, Textainer, Inc. and Textainer Special Equipment...

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