The Rhône v The Peter AB Widener[3] is a Supreme Court of Canada decision on the "directing mind" principle of corporate liability.

The Court held that an individual must have "governing authority over the management and operation" of the corporation to be considered a "directing mind".

While moored in the Port of Montreal, the Rhône was struck by the Peter Widener, a barge that was being towed by four tugboats (the Ohio in front, the South Carolina and the Ste.

[4] At the Trial Division of the Federal Court of Canada, the judge apportioned 80 percent of the liability to Great Lakes and 20 percent to North Central in the first action (based on the negligence of the respective captains), and found Great Lakes to be totally at fault in the second action.

In its ruling, the FCA: Great Lakes challenged the denial of its counterclaims through appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.