Legal Opinion
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad v. Seaway Marine Transport
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2010No. 08-4676, 08-4678PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
When the Enterprise, a large cargo ship, positioned itself to receive a load of coal on the shores of Lake Erie, it struck a land-based coal-loading machine operated by Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company and The Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Company. Bessemer and its affiliate filed this admiralty action against the Enterprise and its owners and operators, Seaway Marine Transport, Upper Lakes Shipping Inc. and Upper Lakes Group Inc., seeking recovery of repair costs and lost profits. The district court granted Bessemer summary judgment as to liability, finding…
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