Legal Opinion
Landis v. North American Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 7, 1936No. Nos. 221 and 222PublishedCited by 5,683 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
The controversy hinges upon the power of a court to stay proceedings in one suit until the decision of another, and upon the propriety of using such a power in a given situation.
Respondents, non-registered holding companies brought suit in the District Court for the District of Columbia to enjoin enforcement of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (c. 687, 49 Stat. 803) on the ground that the Act in its entirety is unconstitutional and void. The complaint in No. 221 (the suit by the North American Company) was filed November 26, 1935; the complaint in No. 222 (the suit by the…
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