Legal Opinion
States Marine Lines, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 3, 1963No. Nos. 16667, 16671PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
States Marine Lines, Inc. (SML) and Waterman Steamship Corporation (Waterman) are members of the Far East Conference of steamship lines. This conference operates a dual rate contract system in the cotton trade originating from the Gulf ports. Briefly, this system establishes one tariff for the shipment of cotton for those shippers who contract to ship exclusively on conference member lines, and another tariff, four dollars per ton, or approximately 10 per cent, higher, for shippers who do not.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Meeker & Co. v. Lehigh Valley RRSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Federal Maritime Board v. Isbrandtsen Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Arkadelphia Co. v. St. Louis SW Ry. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by2 opinions
- 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
- States Marine Lines, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, Isbrandtsen Company, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Commission (Formerly Federal Maritime Board) and Unitedstates of America, States Marine Lines, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963