Legal Opinion
American Employers Insurance v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided September 6, 1977No. Civ. A. No. 74-13-PPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAXWELL, Chief Judge.
On January 7,1972, the petroleum barges MOS 101 and MOS 103, in the tow of the M/V MARTIN, exploded while passing beneath the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company bridge which spans the Ohio River between Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Belpre, Ohio. Two of the crewmen were killed, both barges were destroyed, and there was substantial damage to the bridge and to property in Parkersburg and Belpre.
The tow was owned and operated by Mel Joy Transportation Company, Inc., an Illinois corporation (hereinafter referred to as Mel Joy). Mel Joy sought exoneration from or…
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- American Employers Insurance Company v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979