Legal Opinion
Derby Company v. AL Mechling Barge Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided September 7, 1966No. 749PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEST, District Judge:
This case involves the sinking of two barges, the MBL 217 and the IBL 83, with an attendant loss of cargo, in the Mississippi River a short distance north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, at approximately Mile 437. The sinking occurred on March 26, 1963. The two barges were part of a tow of ten barges being pushed up river by the M/V Superior. The MBL 217 was owned by A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc. and was, at the time of the sinking, laden with a cargo of ferromanganese belonging to libelant, Derby Company, Ltd. Both the barge and the cargo were lost at the time of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Metropolitan Coal Co. v. HowardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Pendleton v. Benner LineSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Dixilyn Drilling Corp. v. Crescent Towing & Salvage Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Curtis Bay Towing Co. Of Virginia, Inc. v. Southern Lighterage Corp. The J. Alvah Clark. The Covered WagonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- McDonough Marine Service, Inc. v. M/V Royal StreetDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1979
- A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc. v. Derby Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Massman Construction Co. v. Sioux City & New Orleans Barge Lines, Inc.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1979
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