Injunction

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• Robeson v. Acheson
  D.D.C.· 1952-08-07
  The court held that the case was moot because the passport in question had expired and no application for renewal or a new passport was pending.
• Shanks Vill. Comm. Against Rent Increases v. Cary
  197 F.2d 212· 2d Cir.· 1952-06-03
  The court held that the lower court erred in denying a temporary injunction because it applied the wrong legal standard and did not properly consider the plaintiffs' rights under the Lanham Act. The court found that the 'financial reach' of the veterans, not 'increased operating
• Rattley v. Irelan
  197 F.2d 585· D.C. Cir.· 1952-04-15 ·via Mandatory Injunction
  The court held that Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, stating an offense 'may be prosecuted by information' if indictment is waived, does not obligate the United States Attorney to prosecute by information.
• Taylor v. United States Bd. OF Parole
  194 F.2d 882· D.C. Cir.· 1952-02-07
  The court affirmed the judgments below, finding the appeals without merit.
• Solomon v. S. Bell Tel. Co.
  1 Fla. Supp. 216· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1952-01-07
  Solomon sought a court order enjoining Southern Bell from discontinuing his telephone service, which had been ordered disconnected by the Florida Attorney General under a law enforcement directive. The court held that the Railroad & Public Utilities Commission has exclusive statu
• United States v. Olds
  193 F.2d 377· 5th Cir.· 1951-12-14 ·via Mandatory Injunction
  The court held that the defendant must make restitution for overcharges, as he should not profit from using an invalid priority to obtain materials and sell houses above the intended maximum price.
• Walt Disney Prods. (Inc.) v. Souvaine Selective Pictures, Inc.
  192 F.2d 856· 2d Cir.· 1951-12-06 ·via Injunction Pendente Lite
  The court held that the record did not support a finding that the title 'Alice in Wonderland' had acquired a secondary meaning, thus no abuse of discretion in denying the preliminary injunction.
• Versailles Hotel v. S. Bell TEL. Co.
  1 Fla. Supp. 165· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1951-11-21
  The Versailles Hotel obtained a preliminary injunction to prevent Southern Bell from discontinuing telephone service based on a sheriff's directive alleging use of a phone line for gambling. The court made the preliminary injunction permanent, finding that the hotel established e
• Esquire Tobacco Shop v. S. Bell TEL. Co.
  1 Fla. Supp. 133· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1951-10-12
• Fairlawn Motor Sales v. Dade Cnty. Sheriff
  1 Fla. Supp. 45· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1951-09-27
  Fairlawn Motor Sales challenged Florida's Sunday closing laws as applied in Dade County, arguing they unconstitutionally discriminated against automobile dealers while exempting liquor bars, theaters, and other businesses. The court held that Sunday closing laws are constitutiona
• Ormerod v. Typographical Union
  1 Fla. Supp. 79· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1951-07-30
  Non-union Herald employees sought injunctive relief against typographical unions, alleging a coordinated campaign of violence, intimidation, and coercion spanning over two years following a 1948 strike. The court found the unions responsible for numerous violent incidents and pro
• Ill. Cent. R. Co. v. City OF NEW Orleans
  187 F.2d 820· 5th Cir.· 1951-03-16
  The court held that granting an exclusive taxicab franchise is not a sublease or concession normally incident to a railroad's passenger operations under the lease agreement.
• Swartzel v. Woods
  187 F.2d 801· 6th Cir.· 1951-02-07
  The court held that the accommodations operated by the appellant were rooming houses, not apartments, and thus subject to the rent regulations.
• Merrimac Hat Corp. v. Crown Overall MFG. Co.
  186 F.2d 505· 2d Cir.· 1951-01-05 ·via Injunction Pendente Lite
• Application of Dade Cnty. Newsdealers Supply Co.
  1 Fla. Supp. 48· Fla. Railroad & P. U. C.· 1950-12-08
  The Florida Railroad & Public Utilities Commission restored telephone service to Dade County Newsdealers Supply Co. after it was discontinued for four and one-half months due to use of the company's premises and telephone facilities by third parties for illegal gambling operation
• Woods v. Babcock
  185 F.2d 508· D.C. Cir.· 1950-11-24 ·via Mandatory Injunction
  The court held that the City Council's resolution to terminate federal rent control was invalid because it did not comply with the City Charter's requirements for legislative action, specifically publication, posting, and a 30-day waiting period for a referendum.
• Burkley v. United States
  185 F.2d 267· 7th Cir.· 1950-11-10
  The court held that the plaintiff's suit, which named the United States as a defendant and sought direct relief against it, was an action against the United States and thus barred by sovereign immunity.
• Hynes v. Grimes Packing Co.
  185 F.2d 338· 9th Cir.· 1950-11-10
  The district court properly enjoined the Regional Director from enforcing the invalid regulation, but the injunction must be limited to the specific regulation at issue and cannot extend to future regulations not pleaded or reviewed by the Supreme Court.
• Butler v. Thompson
  184 F.2d 526· 4th Cir.· 1950-10-16
  The court held that the plaintiff's complaint raised substantial constitutional questions requiring a three-judge district court to hear the case.
• R. G. Johnson Co. v. Marchiando
  184 F.2d 377· 7th Cir.· 1950-09-13 ·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that a labor dispute existed, rendering the Norris-LaGuardia Act applicable and depriving the district court of jurisdiction to issue the injunction without proper compliance.
• United States v. Porhownik
  182 F.2d 829· 2d Cir.· 1950-05-24
  The court held that the 1949 amendment to the Housing and Rent Act reasserted rent control over apartments previously exempted, making the higher rents charged under 1948 leases unlawful after April 1, 1949.
• Fla. Power Corp. v. Pinellas Util. Bd.
  181 F.2d 547· 5th Cir.· 1950-04-18
  The court held that the district court correctly dismissed the suit because no substantial federal question was presented, and the issues raised were primarily matters of state law.
• City OF Miami v. McCrory Stores Corp.
  181 F.2d 368· 5th Cir.· 1950-04-14
  The court held that the controversy was not moot despite the issuance of the building permit, and affirmed the lower court's finding that the proposed alterations were not 'structural' under the ordinance.
• Cordrey v. Gerstel
  180 F.2d 760· 5th Cir.· 1950-03-31
  The court held that the bankruptcy court erred in allowing the bankrupt's statutory exemption before the state court determined the funds in question were trust funds belonging to the appellant.
• Kan. City S. Ry. Co. v. Daniel
  180 F.2d 910· 5th Cir.· 1950-03-24
  Suits seeking to restrain state officials from enforcing state statutes in a manner alleged to violate federal law and the Constitution are not barred by the Eleventh Amendment, and federal courts have jurisdiction over such claims.
• Atlas Inv. Co. v. Tax Collector
  2 Fla. Supp. 167· Monroe Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1949-12-16
  Atlas Investment Co. sued to enjoin collection of 1947 property taxes on the Casa Marina Hotel in Key West, claiming the assessments were excessive and discriminatory. The court upheld the tax assessor's valuations, finding no evidence of arbitrary, capricious, fraudulent, or dis
• United States v. F. S. Kelly Furniture Co.
  177 F.2d 439· 8th Cir.· 1949-10-20
  The court held that the trial court did not err in submitting the case to the jury, as the plaintiff's claim of overcharge was disputed and not conclusively proven, and the jury's verdict was supported by the evidence presented.
• Dent v. Alaska Placer Co.
  177 F.2d 8· 9th Cir.· 1949-10-04
  The court held that the 1947 act did not validate prior mineral locations in navigable riverbeds and that miners' rules cannot expand statutory rights granted by Congress.
• Co-Op CAB Co. v. Settle
  171 F.2d 40· 5th Cir.· 1948-12-07
  The court held that the plaintiff was bound by the state court's judgment and that the city lacked the power to grant an exclusive franchise, thus the complaint failed to state a claim.
• Pittsburgh S. S. Co. v. Brown
  171 F.2d 175· 7th Cir.· 1948-11-22
  The court held that the plaintiff seeking an injunction to set aside a compensation order has the burden of proof on the jurisdictional issue in a trial de novo.
• Creedon v. Banker et ux.
  171 F.2d 904· 5th Cir.· 1948-11-17
  The court held that a counterclaim or set-off against the tenant was improper when no restitution was awarded to the tenant and the recovery enured to the United States.
• Nat'l Yeast Corp. v. City of Crystal Lake
  170 F.2d 491· 7th Cir.· 1948-11-08
  The court held that the Crystal Lake Building Corporation was not an indispensable party, and therefore the District Court correctly exercised diversity jurisdiction.
• Smith v. Wilson
  171 F.2d 824· D.C. Cir.· 1948-11-08 ·via Mandatory Injunction
  The court held that the trial court's finding of fact regarding the grantor's intent was not clearly erroneous and thus affirmed the decision.
• Carley v. Lawrence
  170 F.2d 381· 7th Cir.· 1948-10-22
  A prescriptive easement for support in a party wall is not extinguished by the destruction of one building if the easement arose from an implied grant of necessity and the remaining wall can still provide support.
• Berger v. Leff
  160 Fla. 773· Fla.· 1948-07-30
• Morrison Cafeteria Co. v. Shamhart
  160 Fla. 540· Fla.· 1948-06-08
  A cafeteria may be enjoined from allowing its waiting customers to block access to an adjacent business's entrance on the public sidewalk, but the injunction must permit reasonable supervision of customer lines on the premises.
• Foreman et ux. v. Mesirow
  167 F.2d 711· 5th Cir.· 1948-03-23
• Calkins v. TAX Assessor
  1 Fla. Supp. 195· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1948-02-26
  A Florida circuit court determined that annuity policies issued by foreign life insurance companies on the plaintiff's life are not subject to Florida's intangible personal property tax, and set aside the tax assessor's valuation and levy. The court invalidated a $14.11 tax asses
• Tenn. GAS & Transmission Co. v. EL Paso Natural GAS Co.
  166 F.2d 9· 5th Cir.· 1948-02-20
  The court held that Tennessee Company was bound by a custom requiring Federal Power Commission certification before its contract for steel pipe became firm, thus establishing its priority after El Paso Company.
• Sims v. Greene
  166 F.2d 1010· 3d Cir.· 1948-02-04
  The court held that the judgment of the district court was rightly entered and must be affirmed.
• Wolfinger v. Mueller
  165 F.2d 844· 6th Cir.· 1948-02-02 ·via Preliminary Injunction
  The court held that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal because the appeal was not timely filed within the statutory 30-day period for interlocutory orders, and the order appealed from was merely a memorandum deferring a ruling, not an appealable order.
• Gaynor v. Gaynor
  3 Fla. Supp. 49· Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1948-01-21
  In this 1948 custody dispute following a divorce, the court reaffirmed the mother's custody of four children under the original divorce decree despite a subsequent agreement signed under duress that would have awarded custody to the father. The court found that neither party's co
• Am. Fed'n OF Labor v. Watson
  159 Fla. 333· Fla.· 1947-07-22
  Labor unions and individual workers challenged Florida's constitutional amendment protecting the right to work by seeking a declaratory judgment on its validity and application to six different factual situations involving closed-shop agreements. The trial court dismissed the bil
• Certain Lands Upon Which Town of Lake Placid Taxes Are Delinquent v. Town of Lake Placid
  159 Fla. 180· Fla.· 1947-06-24
  The Florida Supreme Court held that a municipality cannot enforce tax liens for bonded indebtedness against lands that were ousted from its jurisdiction and are not susceptible of receiving municipal benefits, even though the bonds were issued when those lands were prima facie wi
• Bowen v. Winterle
  159 Fla. 3· Fla.· 1947-05-20
  The Florida Supreme Court reviewed a certiorari petition challenging a chancellor's dismissal of a bill to enjoin the City of Tallahassee from widening Calhoun Street and removing shade trees. The court held that while municipalities generally have broad discretion over public st
• Douglas v. Fleming
  163 F.2d 81· 10th Cir.· 1947-05-19
  The court held that sales of poultry to the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College were retail sales covered by Maximum Price Regulation 423, not wholesale sales subject to Regulation 269's wholesale price ceilings.
• Danas v. Calio
  158 Fla. 902· Fla.· 1947-05-16 ·via Temporary Injunction
  The court held that an oral agreement for a three-year lease is unenforceable under the statute of frauds and thus cannot support a temporary injunction.
• Scully v. Webber
  158 Fla. 896· Fla.· 1947-05-16
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed the dismissal of the State Board of Veterinary Examiners' bill seeking an injunction to prevent unlicensed practitioners from practicing veterinary medicine and surgery. The court held that the Board had statutory authority to seek equitable rel
• Fleming v. Sebastiani
  161 F.2d 111· 9th Cir.· 1947-04-17 ·via Suit For Injunction
  The appeal must be dismissed because the question presented is moot, as the statutory period for substitution of parties had expired.
• Klein v. Klein's Outlet, Inc.
  160 F.2d 412· 2d Cir.· 1947-03-12
  The court held that the bankruptcy court had sufficient jurisdiction to address the merits of the plaintiff's claims and that the lower court's disposition was correct.