PANAMA REFINING CO. v. RYAN

Nos. 135 and 260.

293 U.S. 388 (1935)

PANAMA REFINING CO. ET AL. v. RYAN ET AL. AMAZON PETROLEUM CORP. ET AL. v. RYAN ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 7, 1935.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. James N. Saye and F.W. Fischer, with whom Mr. W. Edward Lee was on the brief, for petitioners in No. 260.

Mr. F.S. Fischer for petitioner in No. 135.

Assistant Attorney General Stephens and Mr. L.T. Martineau, Jr., with whom Solicitor General Biggs and Messrs. Carl McFarland, M.S. Huberman, Charles H. Weston, A.H. Feller, Nathan R. Margold, and Charles Fahy were on the brief, for respondents.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HUGHES delivered the opinion of the Court.

On July 11, 1933, the President, by Executive Order, prohibited "the transportation in interstate and foreign commerce of petroleum and the products thereof produced or withdrawn from storage in excess of the amount permitted to be produced or withdrawn from storage by any State law or valid regulation or order prescribed thereunder, by any board, commission, officer...

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