United States v. Ford
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Criminal prosecutions by the United States against Benjamin N. Ford and against the Matthew Addy Company. On demurrers to indictments.
1Opinion of the Court
PECK, District Judge.
On demurrer to indictment. The principal question raised is whether section 25 of the National Defense (Lever) Act, authorizing the President to fix the price of coal during the continuance of the war, is unconstitutional, as depriving of property without due process of law.
While the war created no new powers in Congress, it undoubtedly required the exercise of powers latent in times of peace. McKinley v. U. S., 249 U. S. 397, 39 Sup. Ct. 324, 63 L. Ed. 668. The right to regulate business, including the fixing of prices for essential commodities, in furtherance of a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Oklahoma Operating Co. v. LoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Moyer v. PeabodySupreme Court of the United States · 1909
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Ford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1922