Bowles v. West’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““War — price control — (1) great weight must be given to Price Administrator’s construction of Emergency Price Control Act as excepting industrial and commercial consumers from class who have cause of action against one selling for excessive price — (2) Congressional Committee reports corroborative and relevant — :(3) plaintiffs’ allegation that they are ultimate consumers does not negative their being industrial or commercial consumers — (4) words ‘other than in the course of trade or business’ in statute constitute exception which must be negatived in pleading — (5) words ‘in the course of trade or business’ may not be transposed so as to refer to ‘buying’ rather than to ‘use.’ “1. Subdivision (e) of section 205 of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 (U. S. Code, tit. 50, Appendix, § 925, subd. [e] provides that if a seller violates a regulation prescribing maximum prices ‘the person who buys such commodity for use or consumption other than in the course of trade or business’ has a cause of action. The Price Administrator, charged with the duty of administration of the Act, has officially interpreted the phrase ‘in the course of trade or business’ as applying to purchases by industrial and commercial consumers as-well as to purchases for a resale. His interpretation is entitled to great weight. “2. The House and Senate Committee Reports indicate that said construction conforms to the intent of Congress. Such reports are relevant and open for use in the aid of constructi”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Allen v. Walton

2. ““If any person selling a commodity violates a regulation, order, or price schedule prescribing a maximum price or maximum prices, the person who buys such commodity for use or consumption other than in the course of trade or business may, within one year from the date of the occurrence, of the violation, except as hereinafter provided, bring an action against the seller on account of the overcharge. ... If any person selling a commodity violates a regulation, order, or price schedule prescribing a maximum price or maximum prices, and the buyer either fails to institute an action under this subsection within thirty days from the date of the occurrence of the violation or is not entitled for any reason to bring the action, the Administrator may institute such action on behalf of the United States within such one-year period.” (50 U. S. C. A., Appendix, Sec. 925 e.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Allen v. Walton

3. ““The Price Administrator alone has the right to sue on account of an overcharge where the purchase was for use or consumption in the course of trade or business.” (Syl. f 4.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Allen v. Walton