Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Marine Exploration Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1978No. 76-2876PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This case involves a challenge to the Florida version of one of the country’s oldest monopolistic regulatory systems — the institution of state compulsory pilotage. For years, Marine Exploration Company, Inc. (MECI) has operated tugs and barges under registry in and out of Port Laudania, Florida, without using or paying for the services tendered by the state-licensed local pilots as required by Florida law. The various local pilots, who had joined together as the Port Everglades Pilots Association (PILOTS), brought suit in the Southern District of Florida to recover…
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