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Hole v. Baxter

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided June 8, 1965PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.

Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority (Authority) brought this suit to enjoin Benjamin D. Baxter (Baxter) from operating the vessel “Governor Brann” between the mainland of the Commonwealth and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket allegedly in violation of St. 1960, c. 701, § 5. The Authority also sought an accounting for profits de*289rived from the operation of the vessel in transporting freight for hire.

Section 5 provides in relevant part: “Except as provided in this act no person shall operate a vessel of more than one hundred gross tons for the carriage of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Transportation Co. v. WheelingSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Coul v. Louisiana Const. & Imp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1894
  3. Bartlett v. The CraigendoranDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1887
  4. The CestrianCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1917

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship Authority v. Martha's Vineyard CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980

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