Legal Opinion
Ulster S. S. Co. v. Board of Com'rs of Port
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1924No. 4273PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
The, appellee, which is an agency of the state of Louisiana, vested by law with complete jurisdiction of the public wharves of the port of New) Orleans, and empowered to establish and collect charges for the use of all facilities administered by it (Acts La. 1900, No. 36; Acts La. Extra Session 1915, No. 14; Acts *475Ea. 1920, Nos. 69 and 103), filed separate libels against four ships to enforce the payment of balances alleged to be due for the use by each of those ships of a wharf controlled by the appellee. The cases -were consolidated, and resulted in a decree sustaining…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Transportation Co. v. ParkersburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Packet Co. v. CatlettsburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Ouachita Packet Co. v. AikenSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Souther v. City of GloucesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
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3Cited by4 opinions
- The Western WaveCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
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- North American Fruit & S. S. Corp. v. Board of Commissioners of Port of New OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
- The Western WaveDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1934