Legal Opinion
Mid-America Transportation Co. v. Rose Barge Line, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1973No. Nos. 72-1588, 72-1592PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
While downbound on the Upper Mississippi River adjacent to the St. Louis, Missouri, harbor, the starboard lead barge of the M/V Mark Eastin’s 15-barge tow struck a sandbar and as a result three barges sustained damages and part of the cargo was lost. The owner of the barges, Mid-America Transportation Company, Inc., brought suit in admiralty for recovery of damages against two defendants in personam, Rose Barge Line, Inc., the firm contracting with the barge owners, and M/G Transport Services, Inc., the owner of the towboat, and against one defendant in rem, M/V Mark…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- The President MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- The WrightCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. American Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- American Zinc Co. v. FosterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Federal Barge Lines, Inc., a Corporation, and Consolidated Grain & Barge Co., a Corporation v. Republic Marine, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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