Legal Opinion
Ohio River Co. v. Carrillo
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 5, 1985No. 83-2240PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Ohio River Company appeals from the denial of its motion to vacate a dismissal without prejudice of its complaint for exoneration from or limitation of liability. We reverse.
Appellee Edward L. Carrillo, Sr. sustained injuries while loading grain onto a barge owned by appellant.1 He sued appellant (and two other parties) for negligence in Illinois state court, seeking $300,000 in damages. Pursuant to the Limitation of Liability Act (the “Act”), 46 U.S.C. §§ 181-189, appellant filed an admiralty action in federal court for exoneration from liability or alternatively for limitation of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. CushingSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Evans Transportation Company v. Scullin Steel CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- The Board of Education of Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365u v. Kent BosworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Norman Rosser, as of the Estate of Evelyn Rosser, and Norman Rosser, Individually v. Chrysler Corporation, Acco Babcock, Inc., and John KoepeleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc. v. Schwarz Pharma, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- William Joyce v. Mary Ann JoyceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company v. Wisconsin Central LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- ESTEBAN MONTAÑO v. CITY OF CHICAGOCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
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