Legal Opinion
General Foods Corp. v. United States
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 21, 1978No. Civ. Y-77-2106PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.
Plaintiff, General Foods Corporation, seeks to recover damages from the defendants, Penn Central Transportation Company and the United States, arising out of the allision of the SS YORKMAR with the Penn Central Railroad Bridge over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on February 2, 1973. The complaint states that plaintiff owned and operated a manufacturing plant in Dover, Delaware, and that the bridge is the sole means of railroad transportation for goods to and from its plant. During the time the bridge was out of commission, plaintiff…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. FlintSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Union Oil Company v. James J. Oppen and John J. MastersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Aktieselskabet Cuzco v. the SucarsecoSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation v. Marshland Dredging Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Hogge v. SS YORKMARDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1977
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. v. FisherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Louisiana ex rel. Guste v. M/V TestbankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Aikens v. Baltimore and Ohio R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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