L. B. WILSON, INC. v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COM'N

No. 9434.

170 F.2d 793 (1948)

L. B. WILSON, Inc. v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (STANTON, Intervenor).

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided April 12, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Paul Dewey Pinckney Spearman, with whom Messrs. Frank Roberson and Charles Russell Rowell, who entered appearances, were on the brief, for appellant.

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

Mr. George O. Sutton, with whom Messrs. John H. Midlen and William Thomson, who entered appearances, were on the brief, for intervenor.

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 and order of the Federal Communications Commission of November 14, 1946, announced November 15, denying the petition of the appellant, L. B. Wilson, Inc., for reconsideration of the action of the Commission on May 10, 1946, granting without hearing the application of Patrick Joseph Stanton for a construction permit to erect a new standard broadcasting station. The question involved in the appeal is whether...

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