Legal Opinion
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
Decided July 10, 1974No. 73-1347PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALBOT SMITH, Senior District Judge.
Mid-America Transportation Company, Inc. invoked the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the district court, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 9(h), to recover for damage to its barge MAT-75, and the cargo carried therein, allegedly caused while in the tow of the M/V National Progress, a tug owned by National Marine Service, Inc., en route from St. Paul, Minnesota to St. Louis, Missouri on the Mississippi River. The court found for National Marine Service, and Mid-America appeals from the judgment entered. For convenience we will hereinafter refer to the barge…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- The Steamer WebbSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Sternberg Dredging Co. v. Moran Towing & Transp. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- The AnacondaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Hercules, Inc. v. Stevens Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Pasco Marketing, Inc., a Corporation v. Taylor Towing Service, Inc., a Corp., and Security Barge Line, Inc., a Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Tidewater Marine, Inc. v. Sanco International, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2000
- United States v. Ohio Barge Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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