Porter v. Wilson

McCOLLOCH, District Judge.

In dismissing this rent case, I desire to make the following statement:

Since December 12, 1946, when President Truman appointed General Fleming, the courts have temperately withheld judgment, waiting for Congress and the legislatures to convene so that they could deal with the clouded rent situation.

General Fleming’s appointment is said to be authorized by the First War Powers Act of 1941, § 1, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 601, which reads: “For the national security and defense, for the successful prosecution of the war, for the support and maintenance of the Army and…