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ELGIN, J. & E. RY. CO. v. AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINE, INC.

No. 69 C 2511.

317 F.Supp. 175 (1970)

ELGIN, JOLIET AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINE, INC., and Inland Tug Company, Inc., etc., Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

August 17, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Gessler, Hackbert, Rooks, Pitts, Fullagar & Poust, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Michael A. Snyder, Bradley, Eaton, Jackman & McGovern, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DECKER, District Judge.

This is an action for damages allegedly caused to plaintiff's bridge when it was struck by a barge that was being pushed by defendant's vessel. Plaintiff, Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, owns a bridge which spans the Illinois River near Divine, Illinois. Defendant, Inland Tug Company, owns and operates the motor vessel Chicago Trader.

On the afternoon of May 28, 1968, the Chicago Trader was pushing...

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