Legal Opinion

Vinson v. Washington Gas Light Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 27, 1944No. 396Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

321 U.S. 489 (1944)

VINSON, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC STABILIZATION, ET AL.

v.

WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO. ET AL.

No. 396.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued February 11, 14, 1944.

Decided March 27, 1944.

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Mr. Paul A. Freund, with whom Solicitor General Fahy and Messrs. Richard H. Field and Harry R. Booth were on the brief, for petitioners.

Mr. Stoddard M. Stevens, Jr., with whom Messrs. E. Barrett Prettyman, C. Oscar Berry, and John C. Bruton were on the brief, for the Washington Gas Light Co.; and Mr. Richmond B. Keech, with…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Davies Warehouse Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Galveston Electric Co. v. City of GalvestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  3. City of Yonkers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. Vinson v. Washington Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. Washington Gas Light Co. v. ByrnesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943

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