Supreme Court of the United States, 1928

The Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of mandamus, holding that § 266 of the Judicial Code does not apply to a suit seeking to enjoin a municipal ordinance, and therefore the district judge was not required to convene a three‑judge panel.

The Court affirmed both judgments ousting corporate directors elected through votes cast by the Philippine Legislature’s presiding officers. Justice Sutherland’s opinion held that voting government-owned stock to select corporate managers was an executive function that the Organic Act did not permit the legislature to…