Legal Opinion
Folkstone Maritime, Ltd. v. CSX Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 26, 1989No. Nos. 88-2064, 88-2137PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
On May 6, 1988, the M/V Pontokratis was passing through the navigable channel of the Calumet River in Chicago when it ran into a railroad bridge. On May 9, Folkstone Maritime, Ltd. (“Folkstone”), a Cyprus corporation and the owner of the Pontokratis, a vessel under Cyprus registration, sued CSX Corporation and CSX Transportation, Inc. (“the Railroad”), the bridge’s owners, alleging negligence in its óperation. On May 11, the Railroad answered and asserted a counterclaim against Folkstone, alleging negligence in navigation. The Railroad also counterclaimed in rem against the…
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- Folkstone Maritime, Ltd., a Cyprus Corporation, and Counterdefendant v. Csx Corporation, a Corporation, and Csx Transportation, Inc., a Corporation, and Counterplaintiffs-Appellants v. The M/v Pontokratis, a Vessel, Counterdefendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989