Balcan ehf v. The "Atlas", 2001 FCT 1328

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At issue in this case was the validity of the Plaintiff’s claim against the Defendant ship. The Plaintiff alleged it had a valid claim as a supplier of necessaries. The Court held, however, that the Plaintiff had neither supplied necessaries to the ship nor had it paid for the necessaries that were supplied by third parties. Consequently, the Plaintiff was …

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Paramount Enterprises International Inc. v. The "An Xin Jiang" et al., F.C.J. No. 2066

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The issue on this appeal was whether the claims in rem against the Defendant ship and her cargo should be struck. The underlying action was for breach of contract against one Defendant and for wrongful interference with contractual relations against the other Defendant. The facts were that the Plaintiff had entered into a contract with the one Defendant for the …

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Middleton et al v. Owner & Farquharson et al, 2000 BCSC 1621

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This was a motion to strike out the action in rem. The Plaintiff’s action was to set aside a sale of the Defendant vessel by the mortgagee to a company controlled by the mortgagee at a price that was substantially less than the value of the vessel as appraised at the time the mortgagee took possession. The Plaintiff pleaded that …

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Roxford Enterprises S.A. v. The Calix, 2000 CanLII 15474

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These matters were applications to strike an action in rem and to set aside the arrest of an alleged sister ship. The underlying claims were for breach of contract of sale. The Plaintiff alleged that it had purchased the "Calix" free and clear of encumbrances but that after the sale it had to pay off liens and encumbrances. The Plaintiff …

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