Legal Opinion
United States v. Motor Vessel Gopher State
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1980No. Nos. 79-1401, 79-1436PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
This is an admiralty ease brought by the United States for the cost of repairs to a lock on the Mississippi River resulting from a collision of a vessel with two miter gates within the lock.
On June 30, 1975, the Motor Vessel Gopher State and her tow, owned and operated by Midwest Towing, Inc. (Midwest), collided with and damaged two upper miter gates of Mississippi River Lock 25, located at Winfield, Missouri. Damage to such a structure results in liability without fault under the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. § 408. The parties stipulated that $2,420 would be…
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