RADIO STATION WOW v. JOHNSON

No. 593.

326 U.S. 120 (1945)

RADIO STATION WOW, INC. ET AL. v. JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 18, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James Lawrence Fly, with whom Messrs. Francis P. Matthews, Rainey T. Wells, Monroe Oppenheimer, Peter Shuebruk, Earl Cline and Paul P. Massey were on the brief, for petitioners.

Mr. Don W. Stewart for respondent.

Solicitor General Fahy, Messrs. Ralph F. Fuchs, Charles R. Denny and Harry M. Plotkin filed a brief for the United States.


MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case concerns the relation of the Federal Communications Act, 48 Stat. 1064, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., to the power of a State to adjudicate conflicting claims to the property used by a licensed radio station. At the outset, however, our right to review the decision below is seriously challenged.

The facts relevant to the jurisdictional problem as well as to the main issues are these...

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