Highland v. Russell Car & Snow Plow Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Appellant instituted this action to recover the difference between the contract price of bituminous coal and the amount paid under government regulations promulgated while this country was at war with Germany. The contract of sale was made when we were actively engaged in war, and after the announcement by the government of the prices on coal. The claim for the difference in price was based in the court below on the allegation that Congress, under.the Constitution, did not possess the power to enact the phases of the Lever Act (U. S. Comp. Stat. Ann. Supp. 1919,…