Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE v. MILLER, 266 U.S. 473 (1925)

266 U.S. 473

Type: Opinion
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: Federal
Date: 1925-01-05
Topic: general

COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE v. MILLER, 266 U.S. 473 (1925) COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE DE PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES S.A. v. MILLER, AS ALIENPROPERTY CUSTODIAN OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. 412.

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COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALEv. MILLER,266 U.S. 473(1925)

COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE DE PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES S.A.v. MILLER, AS ALIEN

PROPERTY CUSTODIAN OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL.

APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

No. 412.

Argued November 25, 1924.

Decided January 5, 1925.

Decided upon the authority ofBehn, Meyer Co. v.Miller,ante, p. 457.54 App.D.C. 255, reversed.

APPEAL from a decree of the Court of Appeals of the District

of Columbia affirming a decree of the Supreme Court of the

District which dismissed, on motion, appellant's bill against the

Alien Property Custodian and the Treasurer of the United States,

to recover the proceeds of certain stock belonging to the

appellant, a neutral corporation, and which was seized by the

Custodian under color of the Trading with the Enemy Act.

Page 474

Mr. Challen B. Ellis, with whomMr. Wade H. EllisandMr.Henry Escherwere on the briefs, for appellant.Mr. Merrill E. Otis, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, with whomMr. Solicitor General Beckwas on the brief, for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The court below decided this cause upon authority of its opinion inBehn, Meyer Co. v.Miller, 296 F. 1002, which upon appeal became No. 343 on our docket. The decree therein has been reversed for reasons stated in the opinion just announced,ante, p. 457. The two causes present the same issues. Consequently the challenged decree herein also must be reversed and the cause remanded for further proceedings in conformity with our conclusions.Reversed.