Legal Opinion
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. The Tug M/V Bayou Lacombe
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1979No. 77-1917PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the question whether a railroad company has a cause of action enforceable in admiralty for damages for the loss of use of a bridge negligently struck by a vessel.
On the morning of March 18, 1975, the tugboat M/V Bayou Lacombe struck a swingspan railroad bridge crossing the Tennessee River at Decatur, Alabama. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co., forced to reroute its trains until repairs to the bridge were completed, sued under the Admiralty Extension Act, 46 U.S.C. § 740, to recover damages for the loss of the use of the bridge. The plaintiff…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Louisville And Nashville Railroad Co. v. The Tug M/V Bayou LacombeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979