Miles v. Veatch

In this case plaintiffs sought a declaratory judgment that chapter 3, Oregon Laws 1949, is unconstitutional and void, and an injunction against the public *511authorities to prevent them from enforcing such act.

Plaintiffs are drag seine fishermen, pursuing their calling upon the Columbia Eiver in Oregon. We shall refer to them either as “plaintiffs” or as “the seiners”.

Defendants are the members of the Fish Commission of the State of Oregon, the State Master Fish Warden, and the Department of State Police. For convenience, we shall refer to them collectively as “the Commission”.

Certain other…