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WATERMAN S.S. CORP. v. BURNLEY

Civ. A. No. 87-1686.

691 F.Supp. 1524 (1988)

WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORP., Plaintiff, v. James H. BURNLEY, Secretary of Transportation, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

August 5, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Meade, O'Connor & Hannan, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

George P. Williams, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., for defendants.

James W. Pewett, Russell T. Weil, Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, Washington, D.C., for intervenor Cent. Gulf Lines.

Robert T. Basseches, William F. Sheehan, David B. Cook, Shea & Gardner, Washington, D.C., amicus curiae American President Lines Inc.

Memorandum Opinion and Order

SPORKIN, District Judge.

Introduction

This case involves one episode in an ongoing battle among several members of our Nation's Merchant Marine about the transferability of certain rights created by statute — "section 615 authorizations." At the heart of this dispute is the parties' disagreement about how to interpret a statute enacted seven years ago...

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