Legal Opinion
SCNO Barge Lines, Inc. v. Sun Transportation Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1985No. Nos. 84-2313, 84-2374, and 84-2375PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
SCNO Barge Lines, Inc. (SCNO) brought this action against Sun Transportation Company (Sun) and the United States (Government) for the cost of repairing sev*223en barges damaged by grounding while in tow on the Missouri River. The district court 1 entered judgment in favor of SCNO, apportioned liability for the damages between the defendants at a ratio of 40% against the Government and 60% against Sun, and awarded prejudgment interest at the rate of 10% against Sun only. All three parties appeal from the judgment.
The Government contends that it was immune from…
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- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- The "Atlas."Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- The Schooner Catharine v. DickinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
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