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WILKINS v. COMMERCIAL INV. TRUST CORP.

No. 97-3182.

153 F.3d 1273 (1998)

Edward WILKINS; William Jenkins, et al., Intervenors-Plaintiffs Appellants, v. COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT TRUST CORPORATION, a New York Corporation, in personam, Defendant, Intervener-Defendant, Cross-Claimant, Third-Party-Plaintiff Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 4, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Shea, Tampa, FL, for Intervenors-Plaintiffs Appellants.

Gregory S. Grossman, Bruce A. McAllister, Edward M. Mullins, Stell, Hector & Davis, Miami, FL, for Commercial Investment Trust Corp.

Before TJOFLAT, COX and HULL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal concerning admiralty jurisdiction. We conclude that admiralty jurisdiction is lacking.

I. Background

A. Facts

This action arises from the failed launching of a new cruise line. The defendant CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc., (CIT) acquired the motor vessel Sun1 at a foreclosure sale in the Bahamas and then sought a buyer.2 In early June...

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