The Case of Aaron B. Cooley v. Board of Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia Brief Examined

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In six pages the brief of Aaron B. Cooley v. Board of Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia, to the Use of the Society for the Relief of Distressed Pilots, Their Widows and Children, Defendants.; Same V. Same; Supreme Court of the United States, 53 U.S. 299; 1851 U.S. LEXIS 658; 13 L. Ed. 996; 12 HOW 299; December, 1851 is examined as is the plaintiff's charge that Pennsylvania unlawfully assumed federal powers by requiring a pilot to pay for use of Philadelphia's port. The majority disagreed with this assessment with dissenting Justices Daniel and McLean. There are no bibliographic sources cited.