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DAVIS v. M/V ESTER S

No. 74-1933.

509 F.2d 1377 (1975)

V. A. DAVIS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. M/V ESTER S, her engines, boilers, tackle, etc., and the BARGE AUNT MAME, Defendants, Steuart Transportation Company, Movant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 30, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Moseley, Jacksonville, Fla., W. B. Ewers, John A. Prokop, Jr., Washington, D. C., for movant-appellant.

W. O. Birchfield, Jacksonville, Fla., James N. Jacobi, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Jack C. Rinard, Tampa, Fla., for other interested parties.

Before THORNBERRY, COLEMAN and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 30, 1975.

ROSENN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents issues of interest to maritime navigation in the delicate waters of federal-state relations. Florida requires that certain vessels, upon entering or leaving her ports, take on state-licensed pilots, for whose services a fee is charged.1 In order to discourage noncompliance, Florida holds vessels liable for the fee whether or not pilots...

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