Case No. 98 C 0509 July 19, 2001 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Nan R. Nolan, Magistrate Judge Canal Barge Company (Canal Barge) has filed a Complaint against Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) seeking payment of two invoices for maintenance and insurance charges incurred in 1996-1997 for the upkeep of barges subject to a contractual agreement between the parties. ComEd admits that it failed to pay the amounts billed in the two invoices, and is asserting in its counter claim that Canal Barge billed