Legal Opinion
American Maritime Ass'n v. Blumenthal
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 20, 1978No. Nos. 77-1934, 77-1962 and 77-1970PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
This case involves the applicability of a section of the Merchant Marine Act of 19201 known as the “Jones Act”2 to the transportation of crude oil by foreign-flag tanker from Valdez, Alaska, to the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the subsequent transport of products refined from that oil from the Virgin Islands to the continental United States. In the District Court plaintiffs American Maritime Association (U.S. steamship companies), Shipbuilders Council of America (domestic shipbuilders), and Seafarers International Union…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Stafford v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- United States v. One 1936 Model Ford V-8 De Luxe Coach, Commercial Credit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Conoco, Inc. v. SkinnerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Alaska Bulk Carriers, Inc. v. KrepsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Trailer Marine Transport Corp. v. Federal Maritime CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Trans-Pacific Freight Conference of Japan/Korea v. Federal Maritime CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- District 2, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association v. James H. Burnley, IVCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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