Facts
The
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company and other steel companies named in a list
attached to Executive Order No. 10340, promulgated April 8, 1952, directing
seizure of the plants of such companies, brought actions against Charles
Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce, praying for declaratory judgments and injunctive
relief.
The
U.S. District Court for the D.C. granted plaintiffs' motions for temporary injunctions.
Certiorari
was granted by the U.S. Supreme
Court after the D.C. Circuit had
issued stay orders.
Holding
Justice
Black delivered the opinion of the court holding that the seizure order was not
within the constitutional power of the President.
Affirmed.
Mr.
Chief Justice Vinson, Mr. Justice Reed and Mr. Justice Minton dissented.
