Legal Opinion
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Arrow Transportation Co.
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided February 5, 1959No. Civ. A. 3340PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GROOMS, District Judge.
This is a libel by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company against Arrow Transportation Company and the Tug Arrow. Libelant avers that at approximately 12:45 a. m., on August 3, 1957, the tug Arrow with 11 barges in tow, while down bound on the Tennessee River, ran into and collided with a drawbridge over the river, causing damages to the bridge and fender system. Libel-ant sustained damages of $6,471.25 by virtue of its loss of the use of said bridge resulting from the necessary detouring of its trains between Nashville, Tennessee, and Montgomery, Alabama, by way…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Savings Bank v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Angle v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Thompson v. Texas Mexican Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by8 opinions
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