Legal Opinion
Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 8, 1970No. 99PublishedCited by 416 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
' delivered the opinion of the Court.
The underlying dispute here is whether vessel owners or consignees will pay charges 1 for cargo left on the wharves at the Port of Boston. But the central ques tion we face is whether a resolution of this dispute by the Federal Maritime Commission is binding on respondent. . We believe that the Court of Appeals was in error in holding that the Commission s determination was not binding. Accordingly, we reverse.
The Port of Boston Marine Terminal Association is a-conference of maritime terminal operators acting pursuant to an agreement 2 approved in 1962 by…
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- Muskrat v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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