Legal Opinion

Flota Mercante Grancolombiana, S. A. v. Federal Maritime Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 7, 1967No. Nos. 18230, 18235PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BAZELON, Chief Judge:

This litigation is before us for the-third time.1 The first time we upheld the Federal Maritime Commission’s determination that Flota Mercante Grancolombiana (Flota) was a common carrier of bananas between Ecuador and the United States, and that, by entering into a forward booking contract for all of its banana space with another shipper, Flota had unjustly and unreasonably refused to supply space on its ships to *677Consolo.2 We also concluded that the Commission acted within its discretion in denying prejudgment interest to Consolo, in starting the reparations period at the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Consolo v. Federal Maritime CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Interstate Commerce Commission v. City of Jersey CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. New Mexico Ex Rel. E. J. McLean & Co. v. Denver & Rio Grande RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  4. Interstate Commerce Commission v. United States Ex Rel. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  5. Virginia Petroleum Jobbers Association v. Federal Power Commission, Blue Ridge Gas Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Flota Mercante Grancolombiana, S.A. v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, Philip R. Consolo, Intervenor. Philip R. Consolo v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, Flota Mercante Grancolombiana, S.A., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967

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