Legal Opinion

Radio Station Wow, Inc. v. Johnson

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided September 20, 1945No. 593Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

326 U.S. 120

65 S.Ct. 1475

89 L.Ed. 2092

RADIO STATION WOW, Inc., et al.

v.

JOHNSON.

No. 593.

Argued March 1, 1945.

Decided June 18, 1945.

Mandate Conformed to Sept. 20, 1945.

See 19 N.W.2d 853.

Mr. James Lawrence Fly, of New York City, for petitioners.

Mr. Don W. Stewart, of Lincoln, Neb., for respondent.

2Opinion of the Court · FrankfurterJustice Frankfurter

1

This case concerns the relation of the Federal Communications Act, 48 Stat. 1064, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., 47 U.S.C.A. § 151 et seq., to the power of a State to adjudicate conflicting claims to the property used by a licensed radio station. At the outset, however, our right to review the decision below…

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3Cases cited28 opinions

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  3. Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. Forgay v. ConradSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
  5. American Surety Co. v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1932

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