Legal Opinion
Weathers Towing, Inc. v. M/v Herman Pott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1978No. 77-1716PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves a collision on the Mississippi River. The towboat M/V HERMAN POTT, pushing a tow of 25 barges, was headed downriver in Scudder Bend, about mile 12 above the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The M/V ROBERT P. GIPSON, with a tow of one barge, was headed upriver. The GIPSON was lying to the Illinois shore at the left descending bank. The POTT tow collided with the GIPSON, causing damage. GIP-SON’s owner sued POTT, claiming that the POTT’s pilot was negligent and caused the collision. The district court held that the reach of the Mississippi River in which the…
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- Skibs A/s Siljestad and the East Asiatic Co., Limited v. S.S. Mathew Luckenbach and Luckenbach Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Fay Blackman v. Emily JeanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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