Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Everett
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided October 29, 1945No. A-3801PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIMOND, District Judge.
The dispute here is between rival operators of set or anchored gillnets, hereinafter called set nets, engaged in fishing for salmon in the tidal waters of Alaska. The plaintiff sought to enjoin the fishing operations of the defendants, claiming his own fishing to be lawful and that of the defendants unlawful, and for damages. The defendants asserted the validity of their own fishing, and sought damages.
All such fishing is rigidly controlled by law of the Congress of the United States, and by regulations of the Secretary of the Interior made pursuant to law and having…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Shively v. BowlbySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Pacific Steam Whaling Co. v. Alaska Packers' Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
- Heckman v. SutterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
- Turner v. Selectmen of HebronSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- Columbia Canning Co. v. HamptonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1908
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Metlakatla Indian Com., Annette Island Res. v. EganAlaska Supreme Court · 1961
- The Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska and Harry Douglas, Intervenors v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- Tlingit & Haida Indians v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- SNUG HARBOR PACKING COMPANY v. SchmidtAlaska Supreme Court · 1964
- General Fish Co. v. MarkleyDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1952
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