BROWN v. HECHT CO.

No. 8498.

137 F.2d 689 (1943)

BROWN, Adm'r of Office of Price Administration, v. HECHT CO.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided July 22, 1943.

Writ of Certiorari Granted October 18, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Fleming James, Jr., Chief, Litigation Branch, O. P. A., of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. George J. Burke, General Counsel, Thomas I. Emerson, Associate General Counsel, David London, Head Appellate Section, George M. Austin, Head Special Litigation Section, and A. M. Dreyer, all of the Office of Price Administration, all of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Charles A. Horsky, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Spencer Gordon and Miss Amy Ruth Mahin, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, EDGERTON, Associate Justice, and EICHER, Chief Justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.


Writ of Certiorari Granted October 18, 1943. See 64 S.Ct. 81, 88 L.Ed. ___.

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

This is a suit for an injunction, brought by the Price Administrator against the Hecht Company under Section 205(a) of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942.1 After issuing a temporary restraining order and holding a full hearing, the District Court dissolved the restraining order and dismissed the complaint.

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