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American Administrative Law in 1931

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

Marshall E. Dimock
Affiliation:
University of California at Los Angeles

Extract

An analysis of administrative law cases which federal and state courts decided during 1931 reveals some exceptionally interesting problems and tendencies. These will be considered under the following main headings: (1) the separation of powers and administrative action, (2) principles regulating administrative determinations, (3) conclusiveness and appeal, (4) the law of officers, (5) the liability of officers, (6) community liability, and (7) the remedies against abuse of power.

Type
Public Administration and Administrative Law
Copyright
Copyright © American Political Science Association 1932

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1 110 W.Va. 649, 159 S.E. 834.

2 156 Va. 107, 157 S.E. 736.

3 88 Colo. 337, 296 P. 271.

4 Lilienthal, David E., “The Power of Governmental Agencies to Compel Testimony,” 39 Harv. Law Rev., 694 (1926)CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

5 160 Md. 476, 154 A. 100.

6 135 Ore. 86, 294 P. 1103.

7 Dist. Ct. App. Calif., Jan. 6, 1931; 295 P. 61.

8 App. Ct. Ind., Aug. 12, 1931; 177 N.E. 361.

9 46 F. (2d) 29.

10 271 U.S. 479 (1926).

11 Certain aspects are analyzed in German, W. P. Z., “Compulsory Unit Operation of Oil Pools,” 20 Calif. Law Rev., 111 (1932)CrossRefGoogle Scholar. Some late cases are discussed in Marshall, J. H. and Meyers, N. L., “Legal Planning of Petroleum Production,” 41 Yale Law Jour., 33 (1931)CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

12 Bandini Petroleum Co. v. Superior Court of State of California in and for Los Angeles County, 52 S. Ct. 103 (1931).

13 Kansas City Court of Appeals, April 6, 1931; 41 S.W. 608.

14 (1915) A.C. 120.

15 256 N.Y. 199, 176 N.E. 141.

16 Sup. Ct. Utah, March 17, 1931; 296 P. 1006.

17 (1920) Ohio Valley Water Co. v. Ben Avon Borough, 253 U.S. 287.

18 44 F. (2d) 157.

19 Williams v. Comm. Int. Rev., 44 F. (2d) 467.

20 Bd. of Education of Long Co. v. Bd. of Education of Liberty Co., 173 Ga. 203, 159 S.E. 712.

21 Sup. Ct. Fla., Oct. 22, 1931; 137 So. 809.

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23 This view is well expressed in Burgess, Kenneth F., “Recent Attempts to Immunize Commission Orders Against Judicial Review,” 16 Iowa Law Rev., 53 (1930)Google Scholar.

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27 For example, Federal Trade Comm. v. Klesner, 280 U.S. 19 (1929); Berkey and Gay Furniture Co. v. Federal Trade Comm., 42 F. (2d) 427 (1930); Ohio Leather Co. v. Federal Trade Comm., 45 F. (2d) 39 (1930); Federal Trade Comm. v. Good-Grape Co., 45 F. (2d) 70 (1930). These developments are summarized in Handler, Milton, “Jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission over False Advertising,” 31 Columbia Law Rev., 527 (1931)CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

28 In Hawkins v. Swan, 52 F. (2d) 688, it was held that the approval by the comptroller of the currency of a merger or consolidation of banks is a quasi-judicial act and not reviewable by the courts.

29 Sup. Ct. Err. Conn., July 14, 1931; 155 A. 717.

30 161 Wash. 29, 296 P. 143.

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33 46 F. (2a) 600.

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36 Sup. Ct. Fla., April 28, 1931; 134 So. 219.

37 Surry Co. v. Sparger, 200 N.C. 400, 157 S.E. 27.

38 14 La. App. 475, 131 So. 746.

39 Sup. Ct. Fla., Mar. 11, 1931; 134 So. 52.

40 147 Okla. 152, 295 P. 605.

41 Commonwealth v. Lamar, 302 Pa. 97, 153 A. 124.

42 Opinion of Justices, 37 Ohio App. 532, 175 N.E. 644.

43 State v. Piper, Ct. App. La., Apr. 9, 1931; 133 So. 812.

44 Sup. Jud. Ct. Maine, Jan. 23, 1931; 153 A. 289.

45 Ct. App. Kent., June 12, 1931; 39 S.W. (2d) 979.

46 156 Va. 107, 157 S.E. 736.

47 Ct. App. Calif., Apr. 6, 1931; 288 P. 118.

48 49 F. (2d) 79.

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51 D. Ct. App. California, Sept. 28, 1931; 3 P. (2d) 953.

52 R.I. 413, 155 A. 363.

53 Sup. Ct. Err. Conn., July 29, 1931; 155 A. 825.

54 Usletten v. City of Brookings, Sup. Ct. S.D. Apr. 6, 1931; 235 N.W. 705.

55 City of Macon v. Stevens, 42 Ga. App. 419, 156 S.E. 718.

56 Smith v. City of St. Joseph, Kansas City Ct. App. Mo., Jan. 5, 1931; 35 S.W. (2d) 975.

57 Kacsanik v. Passaic Co., Sup. Ct. N.J., July 2, 1931; 155 A. 751.

58 304 Pa. 78, 155 A. 100.

59 Sup. Ct. Ala., June 11, 1931; 135 So. 320.

60 304 Pa. 191, 155 A. 279.

61 Sup. Ct. Fla., May 6, 1931; 134 So. 538.

62 87 Fla., 119, 100 So. 150 (1924).

63 106 Ohio St., 342, 140 N.E. 164 (1922).

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65 Comm. App. Tex., June 10, 1931; 40 S.W. 57.

66 Wagner v. Town of Andover, 200 N.C. 82, 156 S.E. 167.

67 Cashin v. City of New Rochelle, 256 N.Y. 190, 176 N.E. 138.

68 Sup. Ct. Wis., May 12, 1931; 236 N.W. 579.

69 Sup. Ct. Err. Conn., June 22, 1931; 155 A. 499.

70 211 Cal. 36, 293 P. 53.

71 Sup. Ct. Fla., July 21, 1931; 135 So. 457.

72 Keener School Township v. Eudahy, App. Ct. Ind., Mar. 31, 1931; 175 N.E. 363.

73 172 La. 1028, 136 So. 41.

74 Town Council of Gunterville v. Henry, 222 Ala. 474, 133 So. 5.

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76 Town of West Greenville v. Jones, 161 S.C. 186, 159 S.E. 551.

77 Winning v. Board of Dental Examiners, Ct. App. Calif., June 8, 1931; 300 P. 866.

78 McIntyre v. Harrison, 172 Ga. 65, 157 S.E. 499.

79 March v. Goldthorpe, Mayor, 123 Ohio St. 103, 174 N.E. 246.

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