Legal Opinion
United States v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 13, 1977No. Civ. A. 74-1664PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MEANOR, District Judge.
This is a civil action wherein the United States seeks to recover a civil penalty for certain acts of the defendant which are alleged to violate (1) the terms of its tariff on file with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), and (2) a suspension order issued by the FMC.
Sea-Land Service (SLS) is a common carrier by water. Before and during the relevant dates at issue it provided, among other services, containership services between Elizabeth, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico. This action concerns SLS’s activities with certain “consolidators,” or non-vessel-owning…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. ITT Continental Baking Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Penn Central Company v. General Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Northern Pacific Terminal Co.District Court, D. Oregon · 1953
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3Cited by8 opinions
- New York Shipping Ass'n v. Federal Maritime CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Ashley, Drew & Northern Railway Company v. United Transportation Union And Its Affiliated Local No. 1121Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Consolidated Express, Inc. v. New York Shipping Ass'nDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1978
- Ashley, Drew & Northern Railway Co. v. United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- New York Shipping Association, Inc., International Longshoremen's Association, Afl-Cio, Council of North Atlantic Shipping Associations, Atlantic Container Line, Ltd., Dart Containerline Company, Limited, Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, "Italia" S.P.A.N., Nedlloyd Lines B v. Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority, Sea-Land Service, Inc., Trans Freight Lines, Inc., and United States Lines, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, New York Shipping Association, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, American Trucking Assoc., Inc., American Warehousemen's Assoc., West Gulf Maritime Assoc., National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc., International Association of Nvoccs, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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