 | 1939 - 686 pages
...declaratory judgment statute there must bo an actual controversy as distinguished from a prayer for an opinion advising what the law would be .upon a hypothetical state of facts. Aetna Lifo Ins. Co. v. Hawprth, 300 US 227, 24O, 24l. It is defendant's contention that the amended... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1947 - 550 pages
...definite and concrete, touching the legal relations of parties having adverse legal interests. * * * It must be a real and substantial controversy admitting...the law would be upon a hypothetical state of facts. * * * Where there is such a concrete case admitting of an immediate and definitive determination of... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1948 - 550 pages
...adverse legal interests * * *. It must be a real and substantial controversy admitting of spec'fic relief through a decree of a conclusive character, as distinguished from an opinion fidvisipg what the law would be upon a hypothetical state of facts * * *. Where there is such a concrete... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1948 - 624 pages
...adverse legal interests * * *. It must be a real and substantial controversy admitting of spectfic relief through a decree of a conclusive character, as distinguished from an opinion ndvisieg what the law would be upon a hypothetical state of facts * * *. Where there is such a concrete... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs - 1949 - 994 pages
...definite and concrete, touching the legal relations of parties having adverse legal interests. * * * It must be a real and substantial controversy admitting...the law would be upon a hypothetical state of facts. * * * Where there is such a concrete case admitting of an immediate and definitive determination of... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1953 - 890 pages
...definite and concrete, touching the legal relations of parties having adverse legal interests. . . . It must be a real and substantial controversy admitting...distinguished from an opinion advising what the law 3See28U.SC§2201. PUBLIC SERV. COMM'N v. WYCOFF CO. 243 237 Opinion of the Court. would be upon a hypothetical... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1958 - 328 pages
...definite and concrete, touching the legal relations of parties having adverse legal interests. * * * It must be a real and substantial controversy admitting...character, as distinguished from an opinion advising that the law would be upon a hypothetical state of facts." Applying this broad constitutional mandate,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1958 - 330 pages
...definite and concrete, touching the legal relations of parties having adverse legal interests * * *. It must be a real and substantial controversy admitting...character, as distinguished from an opinion advising that the law would be upon a hypothetical state of facts.' " Applying this broad constitutional mandate,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1959 - 196 pages
...definite and concrete, touching the legal relations of parties having adverse legal interests * * *. It must be a real and substantial controversy admitting...character, as distinguished from an opinion advising that the law would be upon a hypothetical state of facts.' " Applying this broad constitutional mandate,... | |
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The controversy must be definite and concrete, touching the legal relations of parties having adverse legal interests. It must be a real and substantial controversy admitting of specific relief through a decree of a conclusive character as distinguished... 
