Legal Opinion
Jacintoport Corp. v. Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1985No. 84-3365PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question whether the Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission is entitled to immunity from suit in federal court by virtue of the Eleventh Amendment. The district court, 599 F.Supp. 21, ruled that the Commission is entitled to immunity from suit. The court felt bound by Miller v. Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission, 1954, 225 La. 1905, 74 So.2d 387, and by Pacific Railroad v. Travelers Ins. Co., E.D.La.1968, 281 F.Supp. 100, which described the Com mission as an executive department of the State of Louisiana and therefore an alter ego of the state. We…
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