Bowles

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court in favor of the Price Administrator under Section 205(e) of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 as amended by Section 108(b) of the Stabilization Extension Act of 1944, 50 U.S. C.A.Appendix § 925(e).

The action involves two regulations issued under Section 2(a) of the Act, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix § 902(a), namely Revised Maximum Price Regulation 169 ( 7 F.R. 10381 ), as amended by Amendment 12 ( 8 F.R. 7109 ), which became effective on June 1, 1943, and Revised Maximum Price Regulation 239 ( 7 F.R. 10688 ), as amended by Amendment 7 ( 8 F.R. 10444 ), which became effective on July 29, 1943. The former regulation established maximum prices for beef and veal; the latter for *714 lamb and mutton. Counsel for appellee, however, emphasized the claimed violation of Amendment 12 as the important element in this case. Each of the regulations, as modified by the amendments noted, prescribe schedules of maximum charges for “fabricated meat cuts” sold to hotels, restaurants and other purveyors of meals and defines the term “hotel supply house” in identical language.

The sole question presented on this appeal is whether or not…