【英语翻译EvenmorefundamentaltotheinterpretationoftheLienAct,theCourtdidnotseeanyconflictbetweenthesec.788denialofliensandtheSAAprovisionallowingcasesbroughtoninremtheoriestogoforwardinpersonam.Itspecificallya】
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EvenmorefundamentaltotheinterpretationoftheLienAct,theCourtdidnotseeanyconflictbetweenthesec.788denialofliensandtheSAAprovisionallowingcasesbroughtoninremtheoriestogoforwardinpersonam.Itspecificallyaddressedtheproblemstating:
AstheCircuitCourtofAppealsapparentlyholdsthattheActdoesnotauthorizerecoveryonprinciplesofinremliabilitybecauseofthestatutorydenialofamaritimelien,weturntotheconsiderationofthisholdingAlthoughthePublicVesselsActdoesnothaveasimilarprovision[totheSAAwhichallowsalibelanttoproceedinaccordancewithlibelsinrem],2ofthePublicVesselsActexpresslyprovidesthat'suitsshallbesubjecttoandproceedinaccordancewiththeprovision'oftheSuitsinAdmiraltyAct,'insofarasthesamearenotinconsistent'withtheprovisionsofthePublicVesselsAct.SincethereisnothinginthePublicVesselsActthatisinconsistentwiththisprovisionoftheSuitsinAdmiraltyAct,weholdthattheincorporationclauseapplies.107
Whilenotingtheideathatnoliensexistagainstapublicvessel,theSupremeCourtnonethelessfoundthatthisclausehadnoeffectontheability[*20]ofplaintiffstobringclaimsoninremtheories.108TheCourtfoundfurthersupportforthispositionintheuseoftheterm"inadmiralty"inthePVAandthegeneralhistorysurroundingtheactindicatingthatCongress'sonlyintentionwastoensurethatpublicvesselswouldnotbearrested.109Thus,thePVAandtheSAAbothallowactionsbasedoninremliabilityprinciplestobebroughtagainstthegovernmentinpersonam.
Thisinterpretationhasstoodforthelastsixtyyearsandwasreiteratedrecentlybythe11thCircuitCourtofAppealsinStevensTechnical.110InthatcaseasubcontractorsuedthegovernmentinpersonamfornecessariesithadprovidedtotheshipundertheolderversionoftheLienAct.Thegovernmentcontendedthatbecausepublicvesselscannotbeseized,nocauseofactiononaninremprinciplemaybebrought.Thecourtrejectedthisargument.FollowingsimilarreasoningtoCanadianAviator,itfoundthatthe"nolien"clauseensuredthatthattherecouldbenoarrestorseizureofapublicvessel,butdidnottakeawaytheplaintiff'sinpersonamcauseofactionagainstthegovernment.111