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AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. v. FEDERAL MARITIME BOARD

No. 16198.

317 F.2d 887 (1962)

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD., et al., Petitioners, v. FEDERAL MARITIME BOARD (now Federal Maritime Commission) and United States of America, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 24, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Seymour H. Kligler, New York City, with whom Mr. Elkan Turk, New York City, was on the brief, for petitioners.

Mr. Edward Aptaker, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Federal Maritime Commission, at the time of argument, with whom Mr. Robert E. Mitchell, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Federal Maritime Commission, and Mr. Irwin Seibel, Atty., Dept. of Justice, were on the brief, for respondents.

Mr. Richard A. Solomon, Atty., Dept. of Justice, entered an appearance for respondent United States of America.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, Chief Judge, EDGERTON, Circuit Judge, and PRETTYMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

PRETTYMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is a petition to review an order of the Federal Maritime Board, for which the successor Federal Maritime Commission is now responsible. Petitioners are common carriers by water in the foreign commerce of the United States. The subject of the controversy is demurrage charged for cargo on docks in New York.

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