Legal Opinion
Alter Barge Line, Inc. v. Consolidated Grain & Barge Co., Appeal Of: Randy W. Pherigo, Claimant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 2001No. 00-3022PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
After suffering severe injuries when the equipment he was using to unload one of Alter Barge Line, Inc.’s barges malfunctioned, Randy Pherigo filed a personal injury suit against Alter and other defendants. Alter invoked its statutory right to limit its liability to the value of the barge and its cargo ($45,350) in a separate proceeding under the Vessel Owner’s Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. app. §§ 181-96, and Rule F of the Supplemental Rules Governing Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims. Pherigo missed the deadline the district court set for filing claims in the limitation…
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