Legal Opinion
Riverway Co. v. Spivey Marine & Harbor Service Co.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided December 5, 1984No. Civ. 84-3184PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FOREMAN, Chief Judge:
Defendants Spivey Marine and Harbor Service Company, in personam, and the M/V DAVID RYAN, in rem, have filed a Motion to Dismiss the Complaint of Plaintiff Riverway Company. Plaintiff River-way Company (Riverway) instituted this action seeking damages as a proximate result of defendants’ negligence in causing the plaintiff’s barge, while in tow of the M/V DAVID RYAN, to strike an object in the Illinois River. Spivey Marine and Harbor Service Company (Spivey) argues that Riverway alleges a bailment theory of liability and, therefore, imposes on…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- The Steamer WebbSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Manro v. AlmeidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1825
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3Cited by15 opinions
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