Because Aaron Ogden had a state license in New York, he believed

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "Aaron Ogden obtained a license from Livingston to operate steam-powered ferryboats on the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey. Because Gibbons had no New York license, Ogden asked the New York courts to issue an injunction forbidding him landing rights to the port of New York."