Legal Opinion
American Sugar Refining Co. v. Waterfront Commission
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 11, 1982PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*17OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
The Waterfront Commission Compact1 contemplates the payment of commission expenses, to the extent not covered by Federal grant, by an assessment upon the industry computed upon gross payroll payments at a rate not in excess of 2%,2 any amount over the total thus available to be financed by appropriations made by the New York and New Jersey Legislatures in proportion to the gross annual payments made to longshoremen for work in each State within the Port of New York district.3 Payments made through trust funds established pursuant to Federal law covering vacation…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Cox v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Armour & Co. v. WantockSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Cuyler v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Edye v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Rivera v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Hubble v. Bi-State Development AgencyIllinois Supreme Court · 2010
- Weiner v. MKVII-Westchester, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Malverty v. Waterfront CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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