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CORNELL STEAMBOAT CO. v. U.S.

No. 384.

321 U.S. 634 (1944)

CORNELL STEAMBOAT CO. v. UNITED STATES ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 3, 1944.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert S. Erskine for appellant.

Mr. Robert L. Pierce, with whom Solicitor General Fahy, Assistant Attorney General Berge, and Messrs. Walter J. Cummings, Jr., Daniel W. Knowlton, and Edward M. Reidy were on the brief, for the United States et al.; Mr. Christopher E. Heckman argued the cause, and Mr. James A. Martin was on the brief, for the National Water Carriers Association, Inc., — appellees.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

Cornell operates tugboats for hire on the Hudson River and in and about New York harbor. Its tugs carry no cargo but move scows, barges, and similar vessels belonging to others which themselves usually carry cargo. This towing service Cornell offers to perform for the public in general. About ninety-five per cent of the vessels which it serves are moved from points in New York to other points in the same State...

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