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OTT, COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC FINANCE v. MISSISSIPPI BARGE LINE CO.

No. 244.

336 U.S. 169 (1949)

OTT, COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC FINANCE, ET AL. v. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BARGE LINE CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 7, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard W. Lenfant argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief were Bolivar E. Kemp, Attorney General of Louisiana, Henry G. McCall and Henry B. Curtis.

Arthur A. Moreno argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Selim B. Lemle.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellees are foreign corporations which transport freight in interstate commerce up and down the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers under certificates of public convenience and necessity issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Each has an office or agent in Louisiana but its principal place of business is elsewhere. The barges and towboats which they use in this commerce are enrolled at ports outside Louisiana...

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