Legal Opinion
Ford v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1922No. Nos. 3516, 3517PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio; John W. Peck, Judge. Criminal prosecutions by the United States against Benjamin N. Ford and against the Matthew Addy Company. Judgments of conviction, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
The Lever Act was approved and took effect August 10, 1917. 40 Stat. c. 53, p. 276 (Comp. St. 1918, Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1919, §§ 3115y8e-3115y8kk, 3115%«115%r). Its title declares it—
“an act to provide further for the national security and defense by encouraging the production, conserving the supply and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel.”
By section 25 (section 3115%q) the President of the United States was authorized and empowered—
“whenever and wherever in his judgment necessary for the efficient prosecution of the war, to fix the price of coal and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. L. Cohen Grocery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Selective Draft Law CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Buttfield v. StranahanSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Union Bridge Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Handley-Mack Co. v. Godchaux Sugar Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1924
- George B. Newton Coal Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Big Run Coal Co. v. Matthew Addy Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1923
- Highland v. Russell Car & Snow Plow Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Kelley v. BaischIdaho Supreme Court · 1939