GOWEN, INC. v. F/V QUALITY ONE

No. 00-1898.

244 F.3d 64 (2001)

GOWEN, INC., Plaintiff, Appellee, v. F/V QUALITY ONE, in rem; Nunya, Inc., in personam; Defendants, Appellants. Resource Trading Company, Claimant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Welte with whom Welte & Welte, P.A. was on brief for appellants.

Michael Kaplan with whom Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios & Haley, LLC was on brief for plaintiff.

Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.


BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a question of first impression as to the scope of maritime liens. Gowen, Inc., brought the action in December 1999 in federal district court against the vessel F/V Quality One and her owner, Nunya, Inc. Gowen sought to recover debts owed for wharfage and repair, and sought relief in rem against the vessel and in personam against the owner. Federal Maritime Lien Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 31341-43 (1994...

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