Legal Opinion
W. G. Bush & Co. v. Sioux City & New Orleans Barge Lines, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided September 6, 1977No. 76-6-NA-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MORTON, Chief Judge.
This is an in personam action in admiralty arising out of the transactions and events hereinafter detailed.
After seeing the witnesses and judging their credibility, the following facts are found.
Sioux City and New Orleans Barge Lines, Inc. (“Sioux City”) entered into a contract with Phillip Brothers to transport phosphate from Nashville, Tennessee, to Cairo, Illinois, by barge over the Cumberland River, a navigable stream. Having a shortage of barges, Sioux City contacted a marine broker, Missouri Marine Service, and dealt with Thomas G. Ahillen (“the Broker”).…
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