Legal Opinion
Grace Line, Inc., and National Bulk Carriers, Inc., Intervening v. Panama Canal Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 8, 1957No. 24226_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge.
This appeal concerns the power of a federal district court to compel the government corporation which operates the Panama Canal to set tolls according to the new formula established by Congress in 1950 and to repay canal users several million dollars damages for excess tolls charged. It raises interesting and important questions as to judicial responsibility and authority when administrative action is dilatory or lacking.
A class action by canal users seeking this relief ended in summary judgment for the defendant below, when Judge Walsh concluded that he lacked jurisdiction…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Panama Canal Co. v. Grace Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
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