General Foods Corp. v. Baker

JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.

Plaintiff, General Foods Corporation, brings a claim for damages against 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 defendants were held jointly and severally liable for this occurrence, Hogge v. SS YORKMAR, 434 F.Supp. 715 (D.Md.1977). The bridge was closed to railroad traffic for approximately four months, during which time plaintiff was forced to ship goods to and from its…