United States v. Crummer

Chester Bowles, Administrator, Office of Price Administration, for and on behalf of the United States, instituted this action against Clarence M. Miller, a shipper of onions, to recover treble damages for the selling of onions between September 14, 1943, and October 31, 1943, at prices in excess of the maximum prices established by Revised Maximum Price Regulation No. 271. The court dismissed the action on the ground that it had been brought without the prior approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator appealed.