Canal Barge Co. v. Griffith
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from a collision on October 14, 1969 between the M/V Elaine Jones, a towboat owned and oper*15ated by Canal Barge Company, Inc. (Canal), and the Eads Bridge, a fixed structure that spans the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri. The impact caused extensive damage to the bridge and resulted in the death of the towboat pilot, George L. Griffith. Eads Bridge is owned by St. Louis Bridge Company and operated by Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis.
Canal filed a petition seeking exoneration or limitation of liability. In response, Mary Kathryn…
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