GroundRules
HNC § 461
Where this section sits in the code
- Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC
- DIVISION 3. VESSELS [399. - 786.]
- CHAPTER 2. Civil Actions and Liens [450. - 509.]
- ARTICLE 1. Bottomry [450. - 462.]
A bottomry lien, if created out of a real or apparent necessity, in good faith, is preferred to every other lien or claim upon the same thing, excepting only a lien for seamen’s wages, a subsequent lien of material-men for supplies or repairs indispensable to the safety of the vessel, and a subsequent lien for salvage.
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