Bowles

Bowles v. North West Poultry & Dairy Products Co.

Good Law
153 F.2d 32
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 15, 1946No. 11028California1,202 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Denman, J.

The Administrator appeals from a judgment of the district court dismissing his application under sections 205(a) and 202(a) of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix §§ 925(a) and 922(a), hereinafter called the Act, for an order of the court to the appellee corporation to permit the Administrator to inspect and copy all its purchase and sale records and disbursement records covering appel-lee’s sale and purchase of all turkeys from May 8, 1944, to and including August 10, 1944, including the records showing whether or not the corporation had complied with the prices for processing turkeys under Regional Order G. 93 (FR 9 — 5287). The application alleged that the information sought by the inspection was essential to the enforcement and administration of the Act. The answer to the petition admitted corporation’s violation of the requirements of order G. 93.

It is not questioned that appellee had the records sought in the application and that the law and regulations required them to be kept. It is admitted here that the Administrator duly issued and served upon ap-pellee his Inspection Requirement for such inspection and copying and that both were refused.

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