Smith v. Fleming

This is an appeal by the defendant below from a final order of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas granting the Price Administrator’s application to enforce a subpoena issued by the District Director for the Office of Price Administration for the State of Kansas under the provisions of § 202 of the Emergency Price Control Act, 50 U.S.C.A.App. 922.

The appeal challenges the validity of the subpoena on the sole ground that it was issued by the District Director and that the Administrator is without authority under the provisions of the Act to delegate his power of…