Legal Opinion
MacAuley v. Waterman Steamship Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 25, 1946No. 435PublishedCited by 201 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The Renegotiation Act 1 authorizes the Chairman of the Maritime Commission.under certain conditions prescribed by the Act to renegotiate war contracts made with the Commission for purposes of eliminating excessive profits. Respondent Waterman Steamship Corporation brought this suit against the Chairman of the Maritime Commission and the Maritime Commission Price Adjustment Board seeking a declaratory judgment that certain contracts to which it was a party were not subject to the Renegotiation Act and an injunction prohibiting further renegotiation proceedings involving these contracts. The…
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3Cited by201 opinions
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- Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
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