Legal Opinion
River Transportation Associates v. Wall
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1993No. 91-3526PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
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Harold Wall, captain of the M/V Gazoo, disappeared at about 10:15 on the night of September 12, 1989, making his way to shore across barges moored together in the Mississippi River at New Orleans. The M/V Ga-zoo, owned and operated by Progressive Barge Lines, Inc. (“Progressive”), was tied up outside a fleet of barges being repaired by the ContiCarriers Fleet (“ContiCarriers”), a repair facility. One of the barges, the RTA-9, was owned by River Transportation Associates (“RTA”) and operated by the Marine Equipment Management Corporation (“MEMCO”) under a bare boat…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Dearal Stass v. American Commercial Lines, Inc. And the Barge "Acbl-920"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Eugene John Meserole, Jr. v. M/v Fina BelgiqueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Thomas Lynn Smith v. Harbor Towing & Fleeting, Inc., Chotin Transportation Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Arceline M. Verdin, Individually as Wife Of/and as Administratrix of the Succession of Albert Gail Verdin, Jr. v. C & B Boat Co., Inc., Federal Barge Lines, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. Mission Ins. Co., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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