Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 16, 1965No. Misc. 3102PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, District Judge.
The Secretary of Agriculture petitions to have an administrative subpoena enforced, which the respondent complains is objectionable because: (1) it was not signed and issued by the Secretary himself, (2) it was issued to a corporation not subject to the Secretary’s jurisdiction, and (3) it is too broad and burdensome.
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In Cudahy Packing Co. v. Holland, 315 U.S. 357, 62 S.Ct. 651, 86 L.Ed. 895 (1942), the Supreme Court held, four Justices dissenting, that the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor had no authority under the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Kent v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. RumelySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Federal Communications Commission v. SchreiberSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. Marshall Durbin & Co. Of Haleyville, Inc., and Marshall Durbin Broiler Production, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Comet Electronics, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1974
- Federal Trade Commission v. RockefellerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Orville L. Freeman, Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, Petitioner v. Brown Brothers Harriman and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Art Metal-U. S. A., Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1980
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