Legal Opinion
Griswold v. the President of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1936No. 7993PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an interlocutory injunction issued under the authority of the Connally Act of February 22, 1935, c. 18, 49 Stat. 30 (15 U.S.C.A. §§ 715-7157).
It is not claimed that the facts were not rightly found nor, if the law under which it was issued is valid, that the discretion was abused in issuing the temporary order. No claim is made to a reversal on the balancing of conveniences or the abuse of discretion, as in Ohio Oil Co. v. Conway, 279 U.S. 813, 49 S.Ct. 256, 73 L.Ed. 972.
The attack is a frontal one on the validity of the act itself and the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brown v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1935
- Clark Distilling Co. v. Western Maryland Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Brooks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Ohio Oil Co. v. ConwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Meccano, Ltd. v. John Wanamaker, NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Crude Oil Corp. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1937
- Edwards v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- Electric Bond & Share Co. v. Securities & Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- President of United States v. SkeenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- Genecov v. Federal Petroleum BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
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