Legal Opinion
Central Rivers Towing, Inc. v. City of Beardstown
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 6, 1984No. Nos. 83-2909, 83-2945 and 83-2960PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This admiralty suit arises out of damage sustained by the towboat Keystone, owned and operated by the plaintiff Central Rivers Towing, Inc. (“Central Rivers”), when it *567struck a submerged bridge pier located in the navigable channel of the Illinois River. The submerged pier originally was part of a bridge that was owned by the defendant City of Beardstown (the “City”), but was demolished about 1955. Plaintiff brought suit against the City, claiming maritime negligence, as well as violations of statutes including the Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 U.S.C. § 403, involving the…
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