Legal Opinion
In re the Complaint of Ingram Barge Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 29, 2016No. Civil Action Nos.: 13 C 3453, 13 C 4292 (Consolidated)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
AMY J. ST. EVE, District Court Judge:
This admiralty case arises from the MTV Dale Heller’s unsuccessful attempt to navigate its fourteen-barge tow past a federal dam located near the city of Marseilles, Illinois during a high-water situation on April 18, 2013. Petitioner Ingram Barge Company (“Ingram”) owned and operated the Dale Heller. While traversing Illinois River Mile 247.0 near the dam, the Dale Heller’s tow broke apart, and seven of its *752barges either allided with the dam or sank upriver from it. Subsequent to this incident, the river waters overtopped the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Larry Alexander v. Ingram Barge CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
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