WJR, THE GOODWILL STATION v. FEDERAL COMM. COM'N

No. 9495.

174 F.2d 248 (1948)

WJR, THE GOODWILL STATION, Inc. v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (WEBB et al., Interveners).

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit

Decided October 7, 1948


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Kelley E. Griffith, with whom Messrs. Louis G. Caldwell, Reed T. Rollo, and Percy H. Russell, Jr., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Max Goldman, Attorney, Federal Communications Commission, with whom Messrs. Benedict P. Cottone, General Counsel, Harry M. Plotkin, Assistant General Counsel, and Paul Dobin, Attorney, who entered appearances, and Mr. Joseph M. Kittner, Attorney, Federal Communications Commission, were on the brief, for appellee.

Mr. Eugene L. Burke, with whom Mr. John C. Hayes, who entered an appearance, was on the brief, for intervener.

Mr. Robert T. Barton, Jr., who was permitted to argue as amicus curiae, urged affirmance.

Before STEPHENS, EDGERTON, CLARK, WILBUR K. MILLER, and PRETTYMAN, Associate Justices.


STEPHENS, Associate Justice:

This is an appeal from a decision of the Federal Communications Commission announced December 5, 1946 (and reaffirmed by decision dated February 20, 1947, denying the appellant's petition for reconsideration) granting without hearing an application of Hugh I. Webb, J. Kelley Robinson and J. S. Robinson, doing business as Southeastern Broadcasting Company, hereafter referred to as Southeastern, for a construction permit for a new standard...

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