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B. F. GOODRICH CO. v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSP.

Nos. 75-1568 and 75-1785.

541 F.2d 1178 (1976)

The B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY et al., Petitioners, v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION et al., Respondents. UNIROYAL, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION et al., Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 2, 1976.

As Amended September 30, 1976.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 8, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick F. McCartan, John L. Strauch, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, Ohio, for joint petitioners in both cases.

Charles D. McCarty, Akron, Ohio, for B. F. Goodrich.

Frank Berndt, Acting Chief Counsel, Allan J. Kam, Atty., National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Dept. of Transportation, Ronald R. Glancz, Richard A. Olderman, App. Section, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondents in both cases.

Thomas D. Caine, Akron, Ohio, for Goodyear.

Roger F. Golden, Findley, Ohio, for Cooper.

William J. Henrick, Akron, Ohio, for General.

Joseph E. Downs, Akron, Ohio, for Firestone.

George Downing, Cleveland, Ohio, for Mansfield Tire.

Arthur, Dry & Kalish, New York City, Thompson, Weir & Barclay, New Haven, Conn., for petitioners in 75-1785.

Before EDWARDS, LIVELY and ENGEL, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 8, 1976.

EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

In this case we review a strange record of delay and nonfeasance on the part of administrators charged with enforcing a regularly adopted statute of the United States.

In 1966, after years of legislative consideration, the Congress of the United States adopted and the President signed a bill known as the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. §§...

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