Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Trustees of Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 25, 1964No. 137PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This case presents the claim that the Maritime Commission exceeded its statutory authority under § 5 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946, 60 Stat. 43, as amended, 50 U. S. C. App. § 1738, by(1) including in its contract with petitioners 1 for the bareboat charter of ships a sliding scale that required payment to the Government of more than 50% of certain excess profits and(2) using the threat of termination of the charter arrangement to compel agreement to divide the calendar year 1947 into separate periods for the purpose of computing such profits.
Because a considerable number of suits…
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