Legal Opinion
Charles Wesley James v. River Parishes Company, Inc. v. C & R Towing and Fleeting, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1982No. 81-3223PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The bountiful maritime traffic carried on the Mississippi River produces collisions and personal injuries in infinite variety. In this personal injury suit, it is contended that a drifting barge struck a moored vessel, causing a member of the vessel’s crew to be flipped over the vessel’s bulwark. This requires us both to review our jurisprudence concerning the burden of proof of fault for injuries sustained when a drifting barge strikes a vessel and to assess the evidentiary support for the trial judge’s conclusion that the plaintiff’s injury was caused by the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Foremost Insurance v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Zubik v. ZubikCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Pillsbury Co. v. Midland Enterprises, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1989
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