Stevens Technical Services, Inc. Stevens Technical Services (Panama) S.A. v. Ss Brooklyn, Her Engines, Tackle, Gear and Furnishing, Etc. Wilmington Trust Company, Stevens Technical Services (Panama) S.A. Stevens Technical Services, Inc., a Corporation v. Ss Brooklyn, Her Engines, Tackle, Gear and Furnishings, Etc. Wilmington Trust Company

885 F.2d 584 1990 A.M.C. 363 STEVENS TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.; Stevens Technical Services (Panama) S.A., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SS BROOKLYN, her engines, tackle, gear and furnishing, etc.; Wilmington Trust Company, Defendants-Appellants. STEVENS TECHNICAL SERVICES (PANAMA) S.A.; Stevens Technical Services, Inc., a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SS BROOKLYN, her engines, tackle, gear and furnishings, etc.; Wilmington Trust Company, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 87-4454, 87-4461. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 8, 1989. Decided Sept. 12, 1989. Guy C. Stephenson, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Portland, Or., for defendants-appellants/cross-appellees. Donald F. Mooney, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellees/cross-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before CANBY, THOMPSON and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: INTRODUCTION 1 Stevens Technical Services, Inc. and Stevens Technical Services (Panama) S.A. ("Stevens") filed suit to enforce a maritime lien against the SS Brooklyn and recover the amount of the lien from the vessel's owner, Wilmington Trust Company…