Legal Opinion
Agri-Trans Corporation, a Corporation v. Peavey Company, a Corporation and Mississippi County Fleeting, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1984No. 83-2427PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Agri-Trans Corporation (“Agri-Trans”) brought this suit in admiralty to recover for damage sustained by one of its Mississippi River barges.
The district court found as a matter of fact that the barge was undamaged when Agri-Trans put it in the control of defendant-appellee Peavey Company (“Peavey”) on or about April 17, 1981 near St. Louis, Missouri. Peavey towed the barge, along with several others, to a fleeting facility near Wyatt, Missouri. There, defendantappellee Mississippi County Fleeting, Inc. (“Misco”) took control of the barge, and rigged it into a 25-boat…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- The Steamer WebbSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Mid-America Transportation Company, Inc. v. National Marine Service, Inc., and M/v National Progress, Her Engines,boilers, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Agri-Trans Corp. v. Peavey Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1983
3Cited by10 opinions
- Lone Star Industries, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Mays Towing Company, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- In Re American Milling Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 2003
- AMERICAN RIVER TRANS. v. Paragon Marine ServicesDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2002
- Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. v. Huffman Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Harbor Transportation Co. v. Gowanus Towing Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
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