Legal Opinion
West Tennessee Limestone Co. v. Federal Barge Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1961No. Nos. 14131, 14132PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves cross appeals from a decree in admiralty. West Tennessee Limestone Company and Federal Barge Lines, Inc., as owners of towboats involved in a collision in the Mississippi River, each charged in their respective libels that the sole fault for such collision was upon the other. Involved also is the petition of West Tennessee Limestone Company for limitation of its liability (Title 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 183-189) to the value of its said towboat, the Elmore Foster, and various claims of members of the crew of the last mentioned boat. The district judge held that both boats were at…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Imperial Oil, Limited v. Frank DrlikCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- United States v. Standard Oil Company of KentuckyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
3Cited by3 opinions
- Federal Insurance Company, Libellants-Appellees v. S.S. Royalton, Her Engines, Etc., and Scott Misener Steamships, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Raymond Moore v. Rutger Street Sand Company, a Missouri Corporation, and Missouri-Illinois Material Company, a Missouri CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- West Tennessee Limestone Co., Inc. v. Federal Barge Lines, Inc., William A. Ledbetter, and Mildred Browne, as Administratrix of the Estate of Annabelle Cash, Federal Barge Lines, Inc. v. West Tennessee Limestone Co., Inc., William A. Ledbetter, and Mildred Browne, as Administratrix of the Estate of Annabelle CashCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1961