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dissented. Dismissal was ordered om technical jurisdictional grounds governing the right of appeal to the Supreme Court. The Northern [linois Federal District Court also had diamissed the suit. ; The Justice Department asserted that the effect of the District Court's action waz “te hold thet a dominant group in an industry may combine and conspire to, use a patent owned by one of ' the conspirators for the purpose of fixing the st!ling price or securing & total monopoty of the manufac- ture and sale of important articles of commerce.” . Charges were fled ‘against the Wayne Pump Co. Fort Wayne, Wayne Pump Co,, Fort Wayne, ind.: Gilbert. & Harker Manufacturing Co., West Springfeld, Mass. +: Tok- heim Oil Tank & Pump Co. Fort Wayne, Ind.; Veeder-Root, Ine., | Hartford, Conn.; and the Gasoline Pump Manufacturers Association of iNew York. : t The Wayne Co. was | obtained a patent in computer pump. To Review Decision The Suprem tices Douglas, Black and Murphy || *| LMT DETER * prises “jmember af the Detrolt e@eouncil, -- . a 2 TO oe taining # $4,620 real estate 1941 imposed by Jows. _ ty merce between the States.* -- The Supreme Court ruled yes- terday in favor of the United Car- bon Co, of Charleston, W. Va., in acting on ijtigation In which the compiny has been charged with : infringing a patent for making carbon black pellets held by Binney & Smith Co..of New York. —— Requests for reviews were d nied these petitions: . — _ One hundred anti thirty-nine in- surance companies of a decision ordering the distribution te policy- holders of eight million dollars im- # pounded in the Federal District] ~ Court at Kansas City In connection tt with Missouri's lotg-pending fire £, * t, insurance rate controversy. The ‘ distribution was ordéred by a three-| “/ judge Federal court at Kansas City} * and by the Eighth Federal Circuit! «2 Court. The money represented increased rates which were col- Jected and impounded pending a aecttlement as to their validity, ‘ Edward L. Scheufler, Missouri |! superintendent of isurance, of a decision holding that R. E. O'Mal- ley, former superintendent, was not Hable for expenditures made in 1836 and 1987 in connection with operation of the Manufacturing Lumbermen's Underwriters, -a Kansas City reciprocal insurance exchange now in Mquidation. Robert G. Ewald of hig convic- Hon on a ‘charge of accep . ee + mit “oot Meg ap gt bribe to Influence his vote _ The City of Dubuque Bridge ] Commission, which operates a toll : bridge across the Mississippi River af | between Dubuque, Iowa, and Kast Drbuqe, Ul, of a decisio use for ¥