Legal Opinion
Alter Barge Line, Inc. v. Tpc Transportation Co., and American Barge Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1986No. 85-2341PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STROM, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Alter Barge Line, Inc. (Alter Barge), prevailed in a suit brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on negligence claims against TPC Transportation Co. (TPC). The district court held that a vessel owned by TPC was solely at fault for a collision which occurred on the Mississippi River. As such, the district court denied a counterclaim brought against Alter Barge by TPC and American Barge Co., Inc. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
This dispute involves a collision between two vessels and their tow which occurred on the Mississippi…
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