Legal Opinion

Monsanto Co. v. Edwards Towing Corp.

District Court, E.D. Missouri

Decided July 10, 1969No. 67A 237(1)PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HARPER, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff, Monsanto Company (hereinafter referred to as Monsanto), a Delaware corporation with its principal office in St. Louis, Missouri, brought this action in admiralty against the defendant, Edwards Towing Company (hereinafter referred to as Edwards), a Missouri corporation, seeking to recover for damages to its dock which it sustained on July 29, 1966, when its dock facility located on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River in the St. Louis Harbor was struck by four loaded barges (AGS-116, AGS-132, AGS-105 and AGS-114), which barges broke…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. The LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
  4. United States v. Dump Scows No. 116, No. 120 & No. 122Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
  5. Mid-America Transp. Co. v. St. Louis Barge Fleeting Serv., Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1964

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Pasco Marketing, Inc., a Corporation v. Taylor Towing Service, Inc., a Corp., and Security Barge Line, Inc., a Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  2. Compania De Navigacion Porto Ronco, S. A. v. S/S American OrioleDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1976
  3. Pasco Marketing, Inc. v. Taylor Towing Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1976
  4. Wisconsin Barge Line, Inc. v. Barge Chem 301District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1975
  5. AMERICAN RIVER TRANS. v. Paragon Marine ServicesDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2002

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