Category: 1940

309 U.S. 436 309 U.S. 436 60 S.Ct. 618 84 L.Ed. 852 ETHYL GASOLINE CORPORATION et al.v.UNITED STATES. No. 536. Argued March 1—4, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. [Syllabus from pages 436-438 intentionally omitted] Mr. Dean G. Acheson, of […]

309 U.S. 461 309 U.S. 461 60 S.Ct. 631 84 L.Ed. 864 HELVERING, Commissioner of Internal Revenue,v.BRUUN. No. 479. Argued Feb. 28, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Messrs. Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., and Arnold Raum, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. John H. McEvers, of Kansas City, Mo., for respondent. [Argument of Counsel from […]

309 U.S. 382 309 U.S. 382 60 S.Ct. 595 84 L.Ed. 819 DICKINSON INDUSTRIAL SITE, Inc.,v.COWAN et al. No. 386. Argued Feb. 6, 1940. Decided March 11, 1940. Rehearing Denied April 8, 1940. See 309 U.S. 698, 60 S.Ct. 806, 84 L.Ed. —-. Messrs. Benjamin Wham and Walter A. Wade, both of Chicago, Ill., for […]

309 U.S. 390 309 U.S. 390 60 S.Ct. 681 84 L.Ed. 825 SHELDON et al.v.METRO-GOLDWYN PICTURES CORPORATION et al. No. 482. Argued Feb. 8, 9, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Mr. Arthur F. Driscoll, of New York City, for petitioners. [Argument of Counsel from pages 391-395 intentionally omitted] Mr. John W. Davis, of New York […]

309 U.S. 409 309 U.S. 409 60 S.Ct. 673 84 L.Ed. 836 HELVERING, Commissioner of Internal Revenue,v.PRICE. No. 559. Argued March 5, 6, 1940. Decided March 25, 1940. Messrs. Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., and Richard H. Demuth, of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. George D. Brabson, of Washington, D.C., for respondent. Mr. Chief […]

309 U.S. 350 309 U.S. 350 60 S.Ct. 569 84 L.Ed. 799 NATIONAL LICORICE CO.v.NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD. No. 272. Argued Feb. 7, 1939. Decided March 4, 1940. Messrs. Abraham Mann and Edward M. Ladden, both of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. Robert B. Watts, of Washington, D.C., for respondent. Mr. Justice STONE delivered […]

309 U.S. 370 309 U.S. 370 60 S.Ct. 600 84 L.Ed. 814 PARAMINO LUMBER CO. et al.v.MARSHALL, Deputy Com’r, et al. No. 271. Argued Jan. 30, 1940. Decided March 11, 1940. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Washington. Mr. Stanley B. Long, of Seattle, Wash., for appellants. […]

309 U.S. 331 309 U.S. 331 60 S.Ct. 554 84 L.Ed. 788 HELVERING, Com’r of Internal Revenue,v.CLIFFORD. No. 383. Argued Feb. 5, 1940. Decided Feb. 26, 1940. Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., and Warner W. Gardner, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. Thomas P. Helmey, of Minneapolis, Minn., for respondent. Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered the […]

309 U.S. 344 309 U.S. 344 60 S.Ct. 551 84 L.Ed. 796 HELVERING, Com’r of Internal Revenue,v.WOOD. No. 384. Argued Feb. 5, 1940. Decided Feb. 26, 1940. Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., and Warner W. Gardner, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Messrs. George M. Wolfson, of New York City, and Dean G. Acheson, of Washington, […]

309 U.S. 30 309 U.S. 30 60 S.Ct. 411 84 L.Ed. 563 BELL TELEPHONE CO. OF PENNSYLVANIAv.PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION. No. 252. Argued Jan. 10, 1940. Decided Jan. 29, 1940. Messrs. Benjamin O. Frick, of Philadelphia, Pa., and E. Everett Mather, Jr., of Harrisburg, Pa., for appellant. Mr. A. Jere Creskoff, of Philadelphia, Pa., for […]

309 U.S. 304 309 U.S. 304 60 S.Ct. 566 84 L.Ed. 770 GERMANTOWN TRUST CO.v.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. No. 462. Argued Feb. 8, 1940. Decided Feb. 26, 1940. Messrs. Harold Evans and Shippen Lewis, both of Philadelphia, Pa., for petitioner Mr. J. Louis Monarch, of Washington, D.C., for respondent. Mr. Justice ROBERTS delivered the opinion […]

309 U.S. 310 309 U.S. 310 60 S.Ct. 517 84 L.Ed. 774 MAYO, Com’r of Agriculture of Florida, et al.v.LAKELAND HIGHLANDS CANNING CO., Inc., et al. No. 270. Argued Jan. 12, 1940. Decided Feb. 26, 1940. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida. Messrs. William C. Pierce […]

309 U.S. 323 309 U.S. 323 60 S.Ct. 540 84 L.Ed. 783 COBBLEDICK et al.v.UNITED STATES. BRAWNER et al. v. SAME. PALMUTH et al. v. SAME. Nos. 571—573. Argued Jan. 30, 1940. Decided Feb. 26, 1940. Messrs. Donald R. Richberg, of Washington, D.C., and Felix T. Smith and Chalmers G. Graham, both of San Francisco, […]

309 U.S. 33 309 U.S. 33 60 S.Ct. 388 84 L.Ed. 565 McGOLDRICK, City Comptroller,v.BERWIND-WHITE COAL MINING CO. No. 475. Argued Jan. 2, 1940. Decided Jan. 29, 1940. Messrs. William C. Chanler and Paxton Blair, both of New York City, for petitioner. [Argument of Counsel from pages 34-36 intentionally omitted] Mr. John W. Davis, of […]

309 U.S. 261 309 U.S. 261 60 S.Ct. 561 84 L.Ed. 738 AMALGAMATED UTILITY WORKERS et al.v.CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO. OF NEW YORK, Inc., et al. No. 342. Argued Jan. 31, 1940. Decided Feb. 26, 1940. Mr. Louis B. Boudin, of New York City, for petitioner. Mr. William L. Ransom, of New York City, for respondents […]

309 U.S. 270 309 U.S. 270 60 S.Ct. 523 84 L.Ed. 744 STATE OF MINNESOTA ex rel. PEARSONv.PROBATE COURT OF RAMSEY COUNTY, MINN., et al. No. 394. Argued Feb. 6, 7, 1940. Decided Feb. 26, 1940. Mr. Joseph F. Cowern, of St. Paul, Minn., for appellant. Messrs. Chester S. Wilson and Kent C. van den […]

309 U.S. 277 309 U.S. 277 60 S.Ct. 549 84 L.Ed. 751 HELVERING, Com’r of Internal Revenue,v.KEHOE. No. 419. Argued Feb. 7, 8, 1940. Decided Feb. 26, 1940. Robert H. Jackson, Atty. Gen., and John Philip Wenchel, of Washington, D.C., for petitioner. Mr. Robert T. McCracken, of Philadelphia, Pa., for respondent. Mr. Justice McREYNOLDS delivered […]

309 U.S. 280 309 U.S. 280 60 S.Ct. 527 84 L.Ed. 754 RUSSELL et al.v.TODD et al. No. 329. Argued Jan. 12, 1940. Decided Feb. 26, 1940. Rehearing Denied June 3, 1940. See 310 U.S. 658, 60 S.Ct. 1091, 84 L.Ed. —-. Messrs. Ralph M. Carson and Samuel A. Pleasants, both of New York City, […]

309 U.S. 294 309 U.S. 294 60 S.Ct. 535 84 L.Ed. 764 FISCHERv.PAULINE OIL & GAS CO. No. 239. Submitted Dec. 12, 1939. Decided Feb. 26, 1940. Rehearing Denied March 25, 1940. See 309 U.S. 697, 60 S.Ct. 706, 84 L.Ed. —-. Mr. Claude H. Rosenstein, of Tulsa, Okl., for petitioner. Mr. Charles E. France, […]

309 U.S. 227 309 U.S. 227 60 S.Ct. 472 84 L.Ed. 716 CHAMBERS et al.v.STATE OF FLORIDA. No. 195. Argued Jan. 4, 1940. Decided Feb. 12, 1940. Messrs. Leon A. Ransom, of Washington, D.C., and S. D. McGill, of Jacksonville, Fla., for petitioners. Mr. Tyrus A. Norwood, of Tallahassee, Fla., for respondent. Mr. Justice BLACK […]