Legal Opinion

Logan Charter Service, Inc. v. Cargill, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 6, 1967No. 18088PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a decree of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, sitting in admiralty, growing out of a collision of the tow M/V CITY OF JOLIET with Lock and Dam No. 3 on the upper Mississippi River. The District Court found the crew of the CITY OF JOLIET at fault for the collision and awarded damages for the loss of the barge and its cargo and for damage to the dam. We affirm.

A number of interests are involved. Dairyland Power Cooperative, a libelantappellee, owned the sunken barge DP-223. Libelant-appellee, United Barge Company, Inc.,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Worthen Bank & Trust Company v. The Franklin Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
  4. Ayres Marine Service, Inc. v. W. Horace Williams Co., Inc. The WakullaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Higginbotham v. Mobil Oil CorporationDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1973
  2. United Barge Co. v. Notre Dame Fleeting & Towing Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  3. Midland Enterprises, Inc., a Corporation, and the Ohio River Company, a Corporation v. Notre Dame Fleeting & Towing Service, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  4. American Commercial Lines, Inc., a Corporation, Libelant-Appellant v. Silver Creek Coal Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
  5. United Barge Company v. Notre Dame Fleeting & Towing Service, Inc., and Smitty's Harbor Service, Inc., Cross-Appellees v. Ingram Barge Co. And Ingram Corporation, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978

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