United States First Circuit

Judgment granting reimbursement to yacht-owners for storage costs during the course of litigation but denying the owners a lien on the yacht is affirmed where maritime liens are not intended to protect owners of vehicles, and the trial court did not abuse its equitable discretion in awarding storage costs to the owners.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/24/2006
• Published 02/24/2006

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas E. Clinton, with whom Robert E. Collins and Clinton & Muzyka, P.C. were on brief, for the appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul L. Kenny, with whom Salim Rodriguez Tabit was on brief, for the appellees.