Legal Opinion
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation v. Empresa Naviera Santa S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 17, 1995No. 513, Docket 94-7477PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the interplay of the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estop-pel within the confines of admiralty jurisdiction. Empresa Naviera Santa S.A. (Empre-sa) appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Broderick, J., entering summary judgment against Empresa in personam following a judgment in rem against a vessel chartered by Empresa. As we find that res judicata does not bar the claims asserted, and that Empresa is collaterally estopped from contesting the district court’s prior determinations, we…
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