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Po ae ‘a Mr. Tolsop..--.------ Mr. &. A. Tamm. .--- Mr. Clegg ----)----7- Mr. Glavin ...----+--- Mr. Nichols. ..------- Mr. Rosen .. #-.----- ADD SUPREME COURT Beenie THE FIXED FEE CONTRACT TAX CASE, WHICH MAY AFFECT THE COSTS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DEFENSE PROGRAM, WAS BROUGHT TO THE COURT FROM ALABAMA | WHERE THE STATE SUPREME COURT HELD THAT COMPANIES .HAVING SUCH DEFENSE CONTRACTS WERE IMMUNE FROM STATE TAXATIONe UNDER THIS FORM OF CONTRAC THE GOVERNMENT REIMBURSES CONTRACTORS FOR SPECIFIED ITEMS OF CONSTRUC- TION COSTS AND SETS A FIXED FEE TO COVER PROFIT AND OVERHEADe. wel IN ANOTHER ACTION THE COURT DECLINED TO CONSIDER THE CONSTITUTIONAL ITY OF TENNESSEE'S $1-A-YEAR POLL TAX AS IT APPLIES TO VOTING IN on CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. THE COURT DENIED THE PETITION OF THOMAS Je PENDERGAST AND ROBERT... Ee O'MALLEY, FORMER MISSOURI. SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE, FOR REVIEW | OF THEIR CONVICTIONS ON CHARGES OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT ARISING FROM A 1935 INSURANCE RATE CASE. : IN A COMPANION ACTION THE COURT DECLINED TO REVIEW THE PETITIONS OF THE 137 INSURANCE FIRMS INVOLVED IN THE LITIGATION CONCERNING THE * INSURANCE CASEs THAT CASE INVOLVED DISTRIBUTION OF $19, 9005 000 AN IMPOUNDED POLICY PREMIUMS. - oe, Boke he OTHER ACTIONS BY THE COURT INCLUDEDS Lee REFUSED TO REVIEW THE CONVICTION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORP. AND THREE SUBSIDIARY FIRMS SN CHARGES OF VIOLATING FEDERAL ANTI-TRUST LAWS IN THE FINANCING OF AUTOMOBILE SALES. ot UA AGREED TO REVIEW A LOWER COURT DECISION SETTING ASIDE THE CONVICTIC OF A NEW YORK LOCAL OF THE AFL TEAMSTERS* UNION ON CHARGES OF VIOLATII THE SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST ACT AND THE FEDERAL ANTI-RACKETEERING LAW. ~.,, REFUSED TO TAKE UP THE TAX LITIGATION OF PIERRE Sq DU PONT AND Jom Je RASKOB, WHO TRADED $29,000,000 WORTH OF SECURITIES IN THE BOOM TAY: OF 1929 SO AS TO REDUCE THEIR TAXES» THE GOVERNMENT DISALLOWED THEIR DEDUCTIONS. DUPONT FACES A TAX BILL OF $568,741, AND RASKOB, $850,09 PLUS INTEREST AT 6 PER CENT DATING FROM 1930 AGREED TO TAKE UP A CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DECISION SETTING ASID! AN ORDER OF THE FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION REQUIRING THE NATURAL GAS. PIPELINE COMPANY AND TEXOMA NATURAL GAS COs TO MAKE A $3,750,000 A YE: RATE CUT IN ILLINOIS. THE CASE IS THE FIRST COURT TEST. OF THE ee COMMISSION'S RATE. POWERS UNDER THE 1938 NATURAL (GAS. ACT “eee Seon ie. 10/13--Rii6P -. Mage ET ee eae ae? ao a eT ee oie ele aren 1