Legal Opinion
Feeder Line Towing Service, Inc. v. Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 12, 1976No. 75-2160PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.
Proceeding southbound on the Illinois River at Peoria, Illinois, in the dark hours of the morning of June 10, 1972, the M/V Polliwog, owned by plaintiff Feeder Line Towing Service and towing nine barges, collided with the protective system of a bridge owned by defendant Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad. The collision resulted in damage to the lead barge, its cargo, and the bridge’s protective system. After a bench trial, the district court found defendant 65% negligent and plaintiff 35% negligent and ordered defendant to pay plaintiff $36,191.92 in damages.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Torockio v. Chamberlain Mfg. Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
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3Cited by47 opinions
- John Varhol v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, D/B/A AmtrakCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Parke-Chapley Construction Company, an Illinois Corporation, Plaintiff v. Thomas F. CherringtonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Redfield v. Continental Casualty Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Alkmeon Naviera, S.A. v. M/V MARINA LCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Goldstein v. BarronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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