Legal Opinion
United States v. Bigan
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 23, 1959No. Civ. A. 16282PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSH, District Judge.
In this case plaintiff seeks injunctive relief against the defendant. The case was tried to the court without a jury. The court makes the following findings of fact, conclusions of law and decree:
Findings of Fact
1. The Allegheny River is and was during all times here material a navigable stream of the United States, which flows into the Ohio River in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the existing system of eight locks and dams on the Allegheny River affords slack water navigation from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to above East Brady, Pennsylvania, a distance of about 72…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Hecht Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- State of Penn. v. THE WHEELING &C. BRIDGE CO.Supreme Court of the United States · 1852
- United States v. CalamaroSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- City of Georgetown v. THE ALEXANDRIA CANAL COMPANY, &C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1838
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. M. H. BiganCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- United States v. United States Steel CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1970
- Orange Beach Water, Sewer & Fire Protection Authority v. M/V AlvaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Ohio Barge Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District v. Parker Brothers & Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1967
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