Sawyer v. United States Steel Co., No. 11404-11413.

CourtUnited States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (District of Columbia)
Writing for the CourtEDGERTON, PRETTYMAN, BAZELON, FAHY and WASHINGTON, Circuit
Citation197 F.2d 582
PartiesSAWYER v. UNITED STATES STEEL CO. et al. and nine other cases.
Docket NumberNo. 11404-11413.
Decision Date03 May 1952

197 F.2d 582 (1952)

SAWYER
v.
UNITED STATES STEEL CO. et al. and nine other cases.

Nos. 11404-11413.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

May 2, 1952.

Writ of Certiorari Granted May 3, 1952.


197 F.2d 583

Asst. Atty. Gen. Holmes Baldridge, of the bar of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, and Acting Attorney General Perlman, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Howard C. Westwood, Washington, D. C., for appellee United States Steel Company in Nos. 11,404-5. John Lord O'Brian and Stanley L. Temko, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for appellee in Nos. 11,404-5.

Bruce Bromley, New York City, of the bar of the Supreme Court of New York, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, for appellee Bethlehem Steel Company, et al., in No. 11,406. E. Fontaine Broun, and Stanley L. Temko, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for appellee in No. 11,406.

Thomas F. Patton, Cleveland, Ohio, of the bar of the Supreme Court of Ohio, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, for appellee Republic Steel Corporation in Nos. 11,407-8.

Edmund L. Jones, Howard Boyd and Stanley L. Temko, all of Washington, D. C., entered appearances for appellee in Nos. 11,407-8.

John C. Bane, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa., of the bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, for appellee Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation in No. 11,409. Sturgis Warner and Stanley L. Temko, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for appellee in No. 11,409.

John J. Wilson and John C. Gall, Washington, D. C., for appellees Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company and Youngstown Metal Products Company in Nos. 11,410-11. Stanley L. Temko, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellees in Nos. 11,410-11.

J. C. Peacock, Washington, D. C., for appellee E. J. Lavino and Company in No. 11,412. Stanley L. Temko, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee in No. 11,412.

Joseph P. Tumulty, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellees Armco Steel Corporation and Sheffield Steel Corporation in No. 11,413. Stanley L. Temko, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellees in No. 11,413.

Before STEPHENS, Chief Judge, and EDGERTON, CLARK, WILBUR K. MILLER, PRETTYMAN, PROCTOR, BAZELON, FAHY and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.

Writ of Certiorari Granted May 3, 1952. See 72 S.Ct. 775.

EDGERTON, PRETTYMAN, BAZELON, FAHY and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.

The order entered by this court on April 30, 1952, was designed, as it recited, to preserve the jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court and of this court over the controversies here presented, pending appeal.

197 F.2d 584

The District Court thought that there was "utter and complete lack of authoritative support" for the Government's position, and that the steel companies would suffer irreparable injury by any continuance of Government possession of the mills. 103 F.Supp. 569, 576

The Supreme Court said as...

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  • American Federation of Labor and Congress of Indus. Organizations v. Kahn, No. 79-1564
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (District of Columbia)
    • 2 Julio 1979
    ...the Secretary from enforcing it. 103 F.Supp. 569, 573-77 (D.D.C.1952). This court stayed the injunction. 90 U.S.App.D.C. 416, 418-19, 197 F.2d 582, 584-85 (1952) (en banc). On certiorari, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court. 343 U.S. at 589, 72 S.Ct. Justice Black'......
  • Youngstown Sheet Tube Co v. Sawyer Sawyer v. Youngstown Sheet Tube Co, Nos. 744
    • United States
    • United States Supreme Court
    • 2 Junio 1952
    ...authority of Executive Order No. 10340.' 103 F.Supp. 569. On the same day the Court of Appeals stayed the District Court's injunction. 197 F.2d 582. Deeming it best that the issues raised be promptly decided by this Court, we granted certiorari on May 3 and set the cause for argument on May......
  • BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ETC. v. Tureaud, No. 15540.
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
    • 26 Octubre 1955
    ...under settled principles of law, is never issued preliminarily or in a doubtful case, Sawyer v. U. S. Steel Co., 90 U.S.App.D.C. 416, 197 F.2d 582; Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, D.C., 103 F.Supp. 569; O'Malley v. Chrysler Corp., 7 Cir., 160 F.2d 35; Kelly v. Dowd, 7 Cir., 140 F.2d ......
  • Executive Power and Domestic Emergency: the Quest for Prerogative
    • United States
    • Political Research Quarterly Nbr. 5-4, December 1952
    • 1 Diciembre 1952
    ...that only by 75 Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 103 F. Supp. 569 (D.C.D.C., 1952). 76 Sawyer v. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., 197 F. 2d 582 (C.A.D.C., Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 72 Sup. Ct. 863 (1952). 78 A check of leading newspaper editorial opinion, which does not prete......
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5 cases
  • Youngstown Sheet Tube Co v. Sawyer Sawyer v. Youngstown Sheet Tube Co, Nos. 744
    • United States
    • United States Supreme Court
    • 2 Junio 1952
    ...authority of Executive Order No. 10340.' 103 F.Supp. 569. On the same day the Court of Appeals stayed the District Court's injunction. 197 F.2d 582. Deeming it best that the issues raised be promptly decided by this Court, we granted certiorari on May 3 and set the cause for argument on May......
  • American Federation of Labor and Congress of Indus. Organizations v. Kahn, No. 79-1564
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (District of Columbia)
    • 2 Julio 1979
    ...the Secretary from enforcing it. 103 F.Supp. 569, 573-77 (D.D.C.1952). This court stayed the injunction. 90 U.S.App.D.C. 416, 418-19, 197 F.2d 582, 584-85 (1952) (en banc). On certiorari, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court. 343 U.S. at 589, 72 S.Ct. Justice Black'......
  • Cab Operating Corp. v. City of New York
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. Southern District of New York
    • 28 Junio 1965
    ...Boussac v. Alexander's Department Stores, Inc., 299 F.2d 33, 35 (2 Cir.1962); Sawyer v. United States Steel Co., 90 U.S.App.D.C. 416, 197 F.2d 582, 584 (1952), aff'd, 343 U.S. 579, 72 S.Ct. 863, 96 L.Ed. Moreover, the public interest is heavily involved and courts of equity go farther to gi......
  • BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ETC. v. Tureaud, No. 15540.
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
    • 26 Octubre 1955
    ...under settled principles of law, is never issued preliminarily or in a doubtful case, Sawyer v. U. S. Steel Co., 90 U.S.App.D.C. 416, 197 F.2d 582; Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, D.C., 103 F.Supp. 569; O'Malley v. Chrysler Corp., 7 Cir., 160 F.2d 35; Kelly v. Dowd, 7 Cir., 140 F.2d ......
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1 books & journal articles
  • Executive Power and Domestic Emergency: the Quest for Prerogative
    • United States
    • Political Research Quarterly Nbr. 5-4, December 1952
    • 1 Diciembre 1952
    ...that only by 75 Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 103 F. Supp. 569 (D.C.D.C., 1952). 76 Sawyer v. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., 197 F. 2d 582 (C.A.D.C., Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 72 Sup. Ct. 863 (1952). 78 A check of leading newspaper editorial opinion, which does not prete......

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