St. Charles Parish Waterworks District No. 2 v. Point Landing, Inc.

SCHOTT, Judge.

On Sunday morning, March 7, 1971, plaintiff’s water intake facility in the Mississippi River was damaged when struck by a runaway barge, WBL-131. Made defendants were Wisconsin Barge Line, Inc. (Wisconsin) owner of the WBL-131, Port City Barge Lines, Inc. (Port City) owner of a second barge, PCBL-105, which was involved in the casualty, Sioux City and New Orleans Terminal Corp. (Sioux City) and Point Landing, Inc. Various third-party demands for indemnity and contributions were filed among the defendants. The trial court awarded a judgment in favor of plaintiff against Point…