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BENSON v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 13316, 13373.

263 F.2d 899 (1959)

Ezra Taft BENSON, Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Federal Maritime Board, Respondents, Isbrandtsen Company, Inc., Intervenor, THE A/S J. LUDWIG MOWINCKELS REDERI (Cosmopolitan Line), et al., Members of North Atlantic Continental Freight Conference, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Order Entered January 21, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Friedman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Donald A. Campbell, Atty., Dept. of Agriculture, was on the pleadings, for petitioner Benson and respondent United States.

Edward Schmeltzer, Atty., Federal Maritime Board, with whom E. Robert Seaver, Gen. Counsel, Federal Maritime Board, Robert E. Mitchell, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Federal Maritime Board, and Edward Aptaker, Chief Regulations Branch Division of Litigation, Federal Maritime Board, were on the pleadings, for respondent Federal Maritime Board.

John J. O'Connor, Washington, D. C., for intervenor Isbrandtsen Co., Inc.

Paul D. Page, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom R. H. Hupper, New York City, was on the pleadings, for intervenor A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi (Cosmopolitan Line) and others, members of North Atlantic Continental Freight Conference.

Before PRETTYMAN, Chief Judge, and WASHINGTON and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

These cases came on to be heard on a motion to hold the proceedings in abeyance made by all the parties hereto except petitioner-intervenor Isbrandtsen Company, Inc.; a motion to dismiss by the Federal Maritime Board; and a motion for summary judgment by Isbrandtsen Company, Inc., and said motions were argued by counsel.

On consideration, it appears to the court that these cases are not moot, under the principles stated in Flemming v. Florida Citrus...

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