Legal Opinion

Bowles v. Wilke

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 16, 1949No. 9640PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LINDLEY, District Judge.

In May, 1945, Chester A. Bowles, as Administrator of the Office of Price Administration, bro'ught this suit against defendants charging violation of the maximum price regulations in the sale of certain commodities above maximum prices and seeking to recover treble damages on account of such violation. On February 26, 1946, Paul Porter succeeded Bowles as Price Administrator and served until December 12, 1946, whereupon he was, in turn, succeeded by Philip B. Fleming as Temporary Controls Administrator, who served until June 1, 1947. Neither Porter nor Fleming ever…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Messenger v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Fleming v. Mohawk Wrecking & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. United States Ex Rel. Bernardin v. ButterworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  4. Defense Supplies Corp. v. Lawrence Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Seven Oaks, Inc. v. Federal Housing AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Coastal Steel Corp. v. Tilghman Wheelabrator Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
  2. Breen v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  3. Robert Schaefer and Sandra Schaefer v. First National Bank of LincolnwoodCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
  4. Aetna State Bank v. Alan Milton Altheimer, Administrator With the Will Annexed of the Estate of Milton L. Altheimer, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
  5. Champaign-Urbana News Agency, Inc. v. J. L. Cummins News Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980

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