Legal Opinion
Commercial Solvents Corp. v. Mellon
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 3, 1922No. 3738PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Suit for injunction by the Commercial Solvents Corporation against Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, and others. From a decree dismissing the bill, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
The Dye and Chemical Control Act, approved May 27, 1921, by title 5, provides, among other things, that—
“No synthetic organic- drugs or synthetic organic chemicals shall be admitted to entry or delivered from customs custody in the United States * * * unless the Secretary [of the Treasury] determines that such article or a satisfactory substitute therefor is not obtainable in the United States * * * in sufficient quantities and on reasonable terns as to quality, price and delivery,” etc.
Hon. Edward Clifford, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of Mr.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Duncan Townsite Co. v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States Ex Rel. Riverside Oil Co. v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States Ex Rel. Ness v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Calhoun v. MassieSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Waite v. MacYSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Guiseppi v. WallingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Hammond v. HullCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Proctor & Gamble Co. v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Knapp v. CallawayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1931
- Brunswick v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
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