Legal Opinion
The State of Israel, a Sovereign Nation, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, Defendant-Appellee-Cross
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1970No. 28771PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
The good ship M/V Nili, unsuccessful in the hopes of her owner, operator and perhaps preferred-ship-mortgagee angel, the State of Israel, to tap the rich tourist trade as a cruise ship in and out of the Port of Miami continues to be occupied in litigation there, this time in the form of a sovereign pursuer, not an unwilling or reluctant pursued. 1 In this case the vessel (and owner) was half right, half wrong, a result which we hold was all right.
What is at issue here is the amount of dockage due under the Port Authorities’ Tariff. We affirm.
Specifically the issue…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Compania Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion (Venezuelan Line) v. A. J. Perez Export Company, Etc., and Tyler Refrigeration CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- California v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company v. Knox Homes CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
3Cited by15 opinions
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Vollmer, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1991
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. NashCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Allstate Insurance Company, a Corporation v. International Shipping Corp., a Florida Corporation, Gulf Caribbean Marine Lines, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- State of Israel, a Sovereign Nation v. The Motor Vessel Nili, Etc., and Singer & Friedlander, Inc., and Ted Curry Shipping, Ltd., Claimants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Sommer Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Panama Canal Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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