Legal Opinion
Petition of Canal Barge Company
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided February 26, 1971No. GC 6948PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
READY, Chief Judge.
On October 14, 1969, at approximately 12:20 p. m., a collision occurred between the M/V ELAINE JONES and the Eads Bridge, a fixed structure spanning the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, and connecting East St. Louis with the City of St. Louis. The collision resulted in damages to the bridge, the ELAINE JONES, and the death of the pilot, George L. Griffith.
Three days later — on October 17, the towboat owner and operator, Canal Barge Company, Inc. (Canal) filed in this court its petition seeking exoneration from and/or limitation of liability for…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- The ConquerorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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- Higginbotham v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Law v. Sea Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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