Legal Opinion
American Commercial Lines, Inc. v. The Valley Line Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1976No. 75--1209PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
This is an action in admiralty brought by American Commercial Lines (American) against the Valley Line (Valley). In the court below, summary judgment was granted to Valley, and American appeals that judgment. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
American is the owner of the M/V R.W. Naye, a diesel towboat which was being operated by Inland Tugs Co. (charterer) on March 19, 1975, pursuant to an oral bareboat charter party. The crew were employees of the charterer, except for the captain and pilot, who were American employees on loan to the charterer. At about 6:30…
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