Legal Opinion
Consolidated Grain & Barge Company v. Marcona Conveyor Corporation, Marcona Sales, Inc. v. Consolidated Grain & Barge Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1983No. 82-3534PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Per curiam
At about 6:40 a.m. on March 25, 1977, Barge BUNGE-28, loaded with aragonite, a fine sand, buckled in the middle and sank, carrying its cargo to the bottom of the Mississippi River. In the proceedings below, the legal owners of Barge BUNGE-28, Consolidated Grain and Barge Company (Consolidated), 1 sued for the loss of the barge, alleging that Barge BUNGE-28 sank because its cargo was improperly concentrated in the center of the hopper compartment; the owners of the conveyor ship, Marcona Conveyor Corporation and Marcona Ocean Carriers, Ltd. (hereinafter jointly referred to as Marcona), and the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Noritake Co., Inc. v. M/v Hellenic ChampionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- William F. Walker, Jr., Claimants-Appellants v. Arthur E. Harris, D/B/A Arthur Harris Marine TowingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Gary Leroy Profitt v. George R. Waldron, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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- Walker v. BrausCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- King Fisher Marine Service, Inc. v. The Np Sunbonnet, Her Engines, Etc., and Newpark Marine Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Dawn Muzyka v. Remington Arms Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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