Legal Opinion
City of New Orleans v. Southern Scrap Material Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 6, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-2825PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
Plaintiff, The Public Belt Railroad (the “Railroad”), is an agency of the City of New Orleans that operates a terminal railroad in the New Orleans area. The Railroad provides the scrapyard owned by the defendant, Southern Scrap Material Co., Ltd. (“Southern Scrap”), with rail service across the Florida Avenue Bridge which spans the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal (Industrial Canal). On February 14,1979, a ship, the M/V Miriam, struck the bridge. The accident caused structural damage to the bridge and prevented any rail crossing until March 23, 1979.
Southern Scrap is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- St. Louis, Southwestern Railway Co. v. MaysDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1959
- Port Terminal Railroad Association v. Connell Rice & Sugar Co., Inc., Connell Rice & Sugar Co., Inc. v. Port Terminal Railroad AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Southern Railway System v. Leyden Shipping Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Gold Star Meat Company v. Union Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Friends of Eel River v. North Coast Ry. Auth.California Supreme Court · 2017
- Beta Spawn, Inc. v. Ffe Transportation Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- C.F. Arrowhead Services, Inc. v. AMCEC Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
- Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Nevins-Petrillo Warehouse & Distribution Systems, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- City of New Orleans by and Through the Public Belt Railroad Commission of the City of New Orleans v. Southern Scrap Material Co., Ltd., Southern Scrap Material Co., Ltd. v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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