Legal Opinion
Sheridan Transportation Company and Tug New York Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1990No. 89-3270PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.
Facts and Proceedings Below
The barge SHERIDAN struck a submerged wreck in the Mississippi River on September 29, 1983. The owner of the barge, the Tug New York Company, and its charterer, the Sheridan Transportation Company, filed a complaint on July 18, 1984 against the United States under the Suits in Admiralty Act (SIAA), 46 U.S.C. App. § 741 et seq., for failure to properly mark the wrecks. The district court entered judgment for $478,429 in favor of the SHERIDAN together with interest from the date of the accident. The United States appeals. We modify and affirm.
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