Word: legale
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...several cases the legal relation of corporations, especially public utilities, to the Government was enlarged upon. The Illinois Bell Telephone Co., for example, was granted relief from low rates, after its application for increased rates had not been acted upon by a state board two years after it was made. Again the Court refused several similar actions where the public utility company had not made formal application for higher rates to state authorities. In another case the Court allowed the New York Telephone Co. to include as part of its property entitled to a reasonable return a reserve fund built...
...President Coolidge was pleased to hear that a special subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, directed by recent resolution of the Senate to investigate the legality of the President's order for the appointment of local officers as Federal prohibition agents (TIME, May 31), had voted 4 to 1 that the order was legal. Senators Borah, Walsh, Cummins, Goff will report its legality. Senator King will dissent...
Midst the legal arguments figures were retailed. Ernst & Ernst, public accountants who audited the Ford business for those seven years on behalf of the Parker company, say Ford's net profits during 'that period totaled $702,080,001.73. Ford's auditors claim his net profits then were only $526,441,951, although his gross profits were $876,176,230. The case is expected to move up to the U. S. Court of Appeals...
...case was dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Unless new legal grounds can be found against property owners making private agreements to exclude Negroes, there is nothing to prevent such action...
...what means is it now legal, according to the Supreme Court, to exclude Negroes from a given locality...