SEATRAIN SHIPBUILDING CORP. v. SHELL OIL CO

No. 78-1651.

444 U.S. 572 (1980)

SEATRAIN SHIPBUILDING CORP. ET AL. v. SHELL OIL CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. McDaniels argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were John W. Vardaman, Jr., Neal M. Mayer, and Jonathan Blank.

Andrew J. Levander argued the cause pro hac vice for the federal parties as respondents under this Court's Rule 21 (4) in support of petitioners. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General McCree, Acting Assistant Attorney General Daniel, Ronald R. Glancz, Michael Kimmel, and Michael J. McMorrow.

Amy Loeserman Klein and Stephen N. Shulman argued the cause for respondents. With Ms. Klein on the brief for respondents Alaska Bulk Carriers, Inc., et al. were William Karas, Francis Ballard, and Alan G. Choate. With Mr. Shulman on the brief for respondent Shell Oil Co. were Joseph A. Artabane and Mark C. Ellenberg.


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1972, petitioner Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp. (Seatrain) received a construction-differential subsidy (CDS) of $27.2 million pursuant to Title V of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, 49 Stat. 1995, as amended, 46 U. S. C. § 1151 et seq., to construct the 225,000-deadweight-ton supertanker Stuyvesant. As required by § 506 of the Act, 46 U. S. C....

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