116 F.2d 801 (1940) SPENCER v. UNITED STATES. No. 7695. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Decided December 2, 1940. H. F. Hawken and James K. Hughes, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Edward M. Curran, U. S. Atty., and Arthur B. Caldwell, Bernard Margolius, and Charles B. Murray, Asst. U. S. Attys., all of Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and MILLER and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices. RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice. The appeal is from...
115 F.2d 690 (1940) NUESLEIN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 7686. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Decided November 25, 1940. *691 J. Robert Carey, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Elwood H. Seal, Corp. Counsel, Vernon E. West, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and John O'Dea, Asst. Corp. Counsel, all of Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before GRONER, Chief Justice and EDGERTON and VINSON, Associate Justices. VINSON, Associate Justice. Appellant was convicted in the...
114 F.2d 25 (1940) HIGGINS v. STATE LOAN CO. No. 7681. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Argued June 10, 1940. Decided June 29, 1940. Paul D. Taggart, of Silver Spring, Md., for appellant. Camden R. McAtee, of Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and EDGERTON and VINSON, Associate Justices. GRONER, C. J. The single question for decision is whether the place where a person engages in gainful activity solely as a subordinate employee of another...
116 F.2d 556 (1940) PARKS v. PARKS. No. 7654. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Argued October 8, 1940. Decided November 25, 1940. *557 George E. C. Hayes and Philip W. Thomas, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Fred B. Rhodes, Cooper B. Rhodes, and Robert F. Klepinger, all of Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and EDGERTON and VINSON, Associate Justices. EDGERTON, Associate Justice. The plaintiff in a suit for absolute divorce...
115 F.2d 36 (1940) DUNN v. ICKES, Secretary of Interior. No. 7652. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Decided June 28, 1940. Rehearing Denied July 30, 1940. Raymond M. Hudson, Minor Hudson, Geoffrey Creyke, Jr., and Frank M. Chapin, all of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Nathan R. Margold, Sol., and Frederick L. Kirgis, Harry M. Edelstein, Jackson E. Price, and Phineas Indritz, of Sol.'s Office, Interior Department, all of Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before...
117 F.2d 23 (1940) AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASS'N, Inc., v. MERRICK et al. No. 7646. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Argued November 15, 1940. Decided December 30, 1940. Charles C. Collins, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Richard L. Merrick, William J. Rowan, and John D. Sadler, all of Washington, D. C., for appellees. Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and EDGERTON and VINSON, Associate Justices. GRONER, C. J. This is an appeal from a judgment restraining appellant from...
117 F.2d 385 (1940) AVIGNONE FRERES, Inc., et al. v. CARDILLO, Deputy Com'r of U. S. Employees Compensation Commission, et al. No. 7638. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. December 30, 1940. Norman B. Frost, Frank H. Myers, and Frederic N. Towers, all of Washington, D. C., for appellants. Edward M. Curran, U. S. Atty., William S. Tarver, Asst. U. S. Atty., Z. Lewis Dalby, Chief Counsel, Charles T. Branham, U. S. Employees' Compensation Commission, and Crandal Mackey,...
116 F.2d 301 (1940) SPEERT et al. v. MORGENTHAU, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. No. 7621. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Decided November 18, 1940. George A. Mahone, of Baltimore, Md., and Arthur Callahan, of Washington, D. C., for appellants. Edward M. Curran, U. S. Atty., John L. Laskey, Asst. U. S. Atty., and Phillip E. Buck, Gen. Counsel, Federal Alcohol Administration, *302 all of Washington, D. C., and Herbert Borkland, and S. R. Brittingham, Jr., Sp....
117 F.2d 293 (1940) McGRAW-HILL PUB. CO., Inc., v. AMERICAN AVIATION ASSOCIATES, Inc. No. 7615. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. December 16, 1940. *294 Chas. R. Allen, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Fred B. Rhodes, Cooper B. Rhodes, and Robert F. Klepinger, all of Washington, D. C., for appellees. Before GRONER, C. J., and EDGERTON and VINSON, JJ. VINSON, Associate Justice. The McGraw-Hill Publishing Company filed a complaint against the American Aviation...
111 F.2d 526 (1940) BURKE v. CANFIELD et al. No. 7607. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Decided April 17, 1940. Geo. E. Sullivan, of Washington, D. C., for Burke. R. E. Wellford, and Lawrence Koenigsberger, both of Washington, D. C., for Canfield, et al. Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and STEPHENS, MILLER, EDGERTON, VINSON, and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices. PER CURIAM. On February 19, 1940, appellees filed a "short record" according to Rule 75(j) of the Federal Rules...
114 F.2d 599 (1940) JORDON v. BONDY, Director of Board of Public Welfare. No. 7601. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Decided July 29, 1940. *600 James J. Laughlin, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Edward M. Curran, U. S. Atty., and Allen J. Krouse, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C. for appellee. Before STEPHENS, MILLER, and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices. RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice. Appellant seeks reversal of an order discharging his petition for a...
114 F.2d 464 (1940) Z. & F. ASSETS REALIZATION CORPORATION et al. v. HULL, Secretary of State, (LEHIGH VALLEY R. CO. et al., Interveners). No. 7596. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Decided June 3, 1940. Writ of Certiorari Granted October 14, 1940. *465 Fred K. Nielsen and Frank Roberson, both of Washington, D. C., and Joseph M. Proskauer, of New York City, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, (John Bassett Moore, of New York City, on the brief), for appellants....
114 F.2d 578 (1940) BEARD v. BENNETT, Director of United States Bureau of Prisons, et al. No. 7580. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Decided June 17, 1940. James J. Laughlin, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Edward M. Curran, U. S. Atty., and Allen J. Krouse, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C., for appellees. *579 Before STEPHENS, MILLER, and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices. RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice. The appeal is from an order denying a petition for a...
114 F.2d 499 (1940) ROWLEY v. WELCH. No. 7572. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Decided July 22, 1940. Josiah Lyman and Kathryn M. Schwarz, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant. *500 Edward M. Curran, U. S. Atty., and Arthur B. Caldwell, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before STEPHENS, MILLER, and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices. RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice. The question, briefly stated, is whether the District Court has power to amend...
114 F.2d 479 (1940) BEACH v. BEACH. No. 7559. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Decided June 28, 1940. *480 John T. Bonner, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. John Paul Jones and Joseph J. Shevlin, both of Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before STEPHENS, EDGERTON, and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices. EDGERTON, Associate Justice. Appellant sued her husband, the appellee, for maintenance, and alleged that she was pregnant by him. Appellee denied paternity, charged...
112 F.2d 44 (1940) HOWARD v. HOWARD. No. 7545. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Decided April 29, 1940. I. Irwin Bolotin, Samuel B. Brown, and Nathan M. Brown, all of Washington, D. C., for appellant. Bion B. Libby and Jacob Permut, both of Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before MILLER, VINSON, and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices. VINSON, Associate Justice. This is a special appeal from an order of the District Court denying the plaintiff (appellant) alimony pendente...
111 F.2d 523 (1940) DAVIS v. WOODRING, Sec. of War. No. 7534. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Argued February 13, 1940. Decided April 8, 1940. James E. McCabe and Harry J. Harth, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant-petitioner. David A. Pine, U. S. Atty., and William S. Tarver, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before GRONER, C. J., and MILLER and VINSON, JJ. GRONER, C. J. On July 20, 1918, petitioner, having been duly called by the...
116 F.2d 529 (1940) BURLEY IRR. DIST. v. ICKES, Secretary of Interior. No. 7522. United States Court of Appeals, for the District of Columbia. Decided September 30, 1940. Writ of Certiorari Denied February 3, 1941. *530 E. Barrett Prettyman, F. G. Awalt, and Raymond Sparks, all of Washington, D. C., and S. T. Lowe, of Burley, Idaho, for appellant. Nathan R. Margold, Sol., Frederic L. Kirgis, and Phineas Indritz, all of the Solicitor's Office, Department of the Interior, all of Washington, D. C.,...
110 F.2d 555 (1940) TATUM v. UNITED STATES. No. 7518. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Decided February 26, 1940. Robert I. Miller and Joseph A. McMenamin, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant. David A. Pine, U. S. Atty., and John W. Jackson, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before STEPHENS, EDGERTON, and RUTLEDGE, Associate Justices. EDGERTON, Associate Justice. Appellant Carrie E. Tatum was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon,...
115 F.2d 947 (1940) CARTER v. CONTINENTAL LIFE INS. CO., Inc. No. 7516. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Argued October 10, 1940. Decided November 4, 1940. Rehearing Denied December 3, 1940. Elwood G. Hubert, of Washington, D. C., for appellant. LeRoy Pumphrey, of Washington, D. C., for appellee. Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and EDGERTON and VINSON, Associate Justices. PER CURIAM. This is a suit upon a life insurance policy. The insured died in 1937. The proof of...
