Coenen v. R. W. Pressprich & Co.

How later courts describe this case

• only those persons who have a privacy interest in the residence in which the tapped phone is located have standing
• once a dispute is covered by the Act, federal law governs all questions of interpretation, construction, validity, revocability and enforceability
• seaman drowned in tug-tow case where cargo overloading and improper lifeboat storage were statutory violations
• arbitration between member firms of dispute arising before plaintiff became member of Exchange
• dispute concerning sale of securities is covered by Federal Arbitration Act and “[o]nce a dispute is covered by the Act, federal law applies to all questions of interpretation, construction, validity, revocability, and enforceability.”
• appellant lacked standing to suppress conversations intercepted by wiretap on co-defendant’s telephone
• tapes may be properly sealed by another judge when issuing judge unavailable
• common sense reading of affidavit to support finding of probable cause