Legal Opinion
Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Co. v. Bridgeport Port Authority
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided September 8, 2004No. Civ.A. 3:03CV599(CFD)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING
DRONEY, District Judge.
This action was brought by the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company (the “Ferry Company”), a corporation that provides a public ferry service for passengers and vehicles between Bridgeport, Connecticut and Port Jefferson, New York, and by two of its frequent passengers (collectively the “plaintiffs”), 1 against the Bridgeport Port Authority (the “Port Authority”). The Ferry Company leases dock facilities for its ferry boat operation from the Port Authority. The subject of this action is the validity of a passenger wharfage fee (“Passenger Fee”) that the…
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