Lichter v. U.S.; Pownall et. al. v. U.S.; Alexander Wool Co. v. U.S. (Nos. 105, 74, and 95-Oct. term, 1947)
Scope and Contents
This series contains copies of judicial opinions written by Burton, including several drafts with edits to language and content. Some are fragments. Also included is a conference list from 1945.
Dates
- Creation: 1945-1957, n.d.
Access Restrictions:
No restrictions.
Full Extent
From the Series: 0.4 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
Question of constitutionality of wartime Renegotiation Act. Majority opinion: draft of opinion (missing p. 33); fragments.
Renegotiation Act "to prevent the payment of excessive fees...in connection with the negotiation of war contracts, " 334 U.S. at 745 n. 1, 92 L.Ed. at 1705 n. 1, provided for the recovery of excess profits by the government. Burton J., Writing for divided court, holds Act not an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority; failure of petitioners to exhauset remedies in Tax Court precluded consideration by Supreme Court of coverage of the Act, amount, if any, of their excess profits, and other issues which could have been presented to the Tax Court.
Repository Details
Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository
