J. L. Dew, President of Mullins Warehouse Association v. Clifford M. Hardin, Secretary of Agriculture

The petitioner filed a petition for review under Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure requesting this court to review a decision of the Secretary of Agriculture made pursuant to the provisions of the Tobacco Inspection Act. 7 U.S.C. §§ 511-511q (1964). The respondent moved to dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.

Since there is no special statute conferring jurisdiction on this court to review the decision in question, the petitioner must look to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-706 (Supp. V, 1969), to find support for his claim that this court does…