Legal Opinion

Hartley Marine Corp. v. Brasher

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided September 29, 1989No. 88-6102PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.

On September 1, 1986, a collision occurred on the Tennessee River within the State of Tennessee involving the M/V Mike Creditor and its tow of fifteen barges and an unmanned jon boat. As a result of the collision, Christopher Dale Brasher was killed. Brasher had been mussel diving along the banks of the river.

Plaintiffs (Midland), the owners of the M/V Mike Creditor, filed a complaint on September 19, 1986, for exoneration from, or limitation of, liability. 46 U.S.C. § 181, et seq. Midland also posted a bond in the amount of $146,461 allegedly equal to the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
Lake Tankers Corp. v. HennSupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by1 opinion

In The Matter Of The Complaint Of Midland Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989