Baton Rouge Coal & Towing Company v. Federal Barge Lines, Inc. And M/v America
This text of 356 F.2d 506 (Baton Rouge Coal & Towing Company v. Federal Barge Lines, Inc. And M/v America) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
The appellant challenges the findings of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana holding that the sinking of the Tug JOHN E. COON was not the result of any negligence on the part of the towboat AMERICA causing or contributing to the cause of the accident involved. The trial court found that the Captain of the COON was negligent in his unsuccessful attempt to make a downstream landing on the head of the AMERICA’S tow, and that such negligence was the sole cause of the disaster and loss. Our review of the record convinces us that the evidence amply supports the conclusion reached by the trial court. McAllister v. United States, 348 U.S. 19, 75 S.Ct. 6, 99 L.Ed. 20 (1954).
The judgment is affirmed.
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