Legal Opinion
Panama Canal Co. v. Grace Line, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 28, 1958No. 251PublishedCited by 189 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Respondents, American shipping companies using the Panama Canal, brought this suit in the District Court to compel petitioner, the Panama Canal Co., to prescribe new tolls for the use of the Canal and to refund tolls which it was alleged had been illegally collected in the past. The District Court dismissed the complaint for lack of jurisdiction of the subject matter. 143 F. Supp. 539. The Court of Appeals refused relief for a refund but on other phases of the complaint entered a summary judgment for the respondent. 243 F. 2d 844. The cases are here on petitions for certiorari which we…
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