United States Eighth Circuit

In a suit stemming from a collision on the Mississippi River, the district court's grant of limited liability to the employer of the negligent ship's crew is reversed where the employer was not an "owner" as required under the Limitation of Liability Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2005
• Published 05/17/2005

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before MELLOY, BRIGHT, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joel J. Henderson, argued, Greenville, MS (Edward D. Lamar, Greenville, MS, on the brief), for appellant Winterville Marine., Gary T. Sacks, argued, St. Louis, MO (Daryl F. Sohn, John R. Halpern, and Alan K. Goldstein, St. Louis, on the brief), for appellant American Milling.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael D. O'Keefe, argued, St. Louis, MO (Raymond L. Massey, James W. Erwin, John S. Farmer and Suzanne L. Montgomery, St. Louis, on the brief), for appellee.