New York Laws
Article 4 - Liens on Vessels and Enforcement Thereof
99 - Payment of Uncontested Claims.

§ 99. Payment of uncontested claims. Any uncontested claims, entitled
to priority of payment over the claims which are contested, shall, on
motion of the parties interested, be paid with costs, in the order of
their respective priorities, without awaiting the determination of such
contest. If at any time it is made to appear that after the payment of
all prior uncontested claims and their respective costs, and after
deducting an amount sufficient to pay all prior contested claims and
costs, that there remains a surplus of proceeds applicable to the
payment of any subsequent uncontested claims, such claims may on notice
to all the parties interested be paid out of the surplus with costs,
without awaiting the determination of such contest.

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