FEDERAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM v. FEDERAL COMMUN. CO.

No. 13235.

239 F.2d 941 (1956)

FEDERAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM, Inc., Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee, WHEC, Inc., Intervenor, Veterans Broadcasting Company, Inc., Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 15, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William A. Roberts, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. E. D. Johnston and Julian P. Freret, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Henry Geller, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, with whom Messrs. Warren E. Baker, Gen. Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, and Richard A. Solomon, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. J. Smith Henley, Asst. Gen. Counsel, also entered an appearance for appellee.

Mr. Frank Roberson, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Frank U. Fletcher, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for intervenor Veterans Broadcasting Company, Inc.

Messrs. Thomas H. Wall, Jerome H. Heckman and Thomas J. Dougherty, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for Intervenor, WHEC, Inc.

Before PRETTYMAN, FAHY and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


FAHY, Circuit Judge.

In Federal Broadcasting System v. Federal Communications Commission, 96 U.S.App.D.C. 260, 225 F.2d 560, we held that a protest against the grant of a television permit for Channel 10 in Rochester, New York, to WHEC, Inc., and Veterans Broadcasting Company, Inc., had been improperly dismissed by the Commission for lack of specificity. We remanded the case for further proceedings before the Commission. It was not...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases