Legal Opinion
Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. v. Huffman Towing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1986No. 85-2523PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Consolidated Grain and Barge Company (Consolidated) brought this suit in admiralty against Huffman Towing Company (Huffman) to recover for damages sustained by several of its Mississippi River barges. Consolidated’s barges were damaged when they dived below the surface of the water on an upriver tow. The district *1073court1 found in favor of Huffman, and Consolidated appeals. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The accident giving rise to this appeal occurred on January 4, 1984, on a portion of the lower Mississippi River known as Mile 296. On that date, the M/V JANET MARIE was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- SCNO Barge Lines, Inc. v. Sun Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Agri-Trans Corporation, a Corporation v. Peavey Company, a Corporation and Mississippi County Fleeting, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Consolidated Grain & Barge Co. v. Huffman Towing Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1985
3Cited by4 opinions
- Lone Star Industries, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Mays Towing Company, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Lone Star Industries v. Mays Towing Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1989
- Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. v. Huffman Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Lone Star Industries, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Mays Towing Company, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991