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MURPHY v. UNITED STATES

No. 12067.

252 F.2d 389 (1958)

George J. MURPHY and The Business Men's League of the United States, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES of America and Federal Communications Commission, Respondents. Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

February 17, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry R. Booth, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner.

Gordon W. Winks, Leslie N. Jones, Chicago, Ill., for Illinois Bell Tel. Co., intervenor.

Warren E. Baker, Gen. Counsel, F. C. C., Washington, D. C., Victor R. Hansen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daniel M. Friedman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Richard A. Solomon, Asst. Gen. Counsel, John J. O'Malley, Jr., Counsel, F. C. C., Washington, D. C., for respondents.

Before DUFFY, Chief Judge, and MAJOR and HASTINGS, Circuit Judges.

MAJOR, Circuit Judge.

On November 13, 1956, Illinois Bell Telephone Company (hereafter "Bell") applied to the Federal Communications Commission (hereafter "Commission") for a certificate, under Section 221(a) of the Communications Act (47 U.S.C.A. § 221(a)), that Bell's proposed acquisition of Manhattan Telephone Company (hereafter "Manhattan"), of Manhattan, Illinois, would be of advantage to the persons to whom service was to be rendered and in the public interest...

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