DECEMBER TERM, 1870. 1. A purchase of the property of a loyal citizen of the United States under a confiscation and sale made pursuant to statutes of the late rebel confederacy, passed in aid of their rebellion, is void. Texas v. White (7 Wallace, 700), affirmed on this point. 2. The acts of Congress known as the Legal Tender are constitutional, when applied to contracts made before their passage. Hepburn v. Griswold (8 Wallace, 603), on this point overruled. 3. They are also valid as applicable
Civil Action No. 1428. September 8, 1947. Lindsay P. Walden, of Fort Worth, Tex., for Oil Workers International Union. David T. Findling and Mozart G. Ratner, both of Washington, D.C., for Elliott. Action by Oil Workers International Union against Edwin A. Elliott, Regional Director, National Labor Relations Board, for a mandatory injunction to compel him to count ballots cast in an election to determine whether or not employees of particular plant would be represented by plaintiff. Petition denied