Legal Opinion

Baeszler v. Mobil Oil Corp.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided November 30, 1973No. 71 Civ. 4977 E.L.PPublished

1Opinion of the Court

PALMIERI, District Judge.

Introduction

These are cross-motions for summary judgment. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a) and (b). Plaintiff sues to recover allegedly compulsory pilotage fees amounting to $915.60 for services tendered to defendant in New York harbor. There is no issue as to any material fact. For the reasons hereinafter set forth, judgment is entered for the defendant. As a suit for compulsory pilotage fees pursuant to state law(s), this case comes within the admiralty jurisdiction of this Court. Hobart v. Drogan, 35 U.S. (10 Pet.) 108, 119-120, 9 L.Ed. 363 (1836); Ex Parte MeNiel, 80 U.S. (13…

2Cases cited19 opinions

First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
United States v. MenascheSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
Cooley v. Board of Wardens of Port of Philadelphia Ex Rel. Soc. for Relief of Distressed PilotsSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
Montclair v. RamsdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
Ex Parte McNielSupreme Court of the United States · 1872

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