1977); United States Railway Equipment Co. v. Port Huron & Detroit R. Co., 495 F. 2d 1127 (CA7 1974); Product Promotions, Inc. v. Cousteau, 495 F. 2d 483, 494 499 (CA5 1974); Ajax Realty Corp. v. J. F. Zook, Inc., 493 F. 2d 818 (CA4 1972), cert. denied sub nom. Durell Products, Inc. v. Ajax Realty Corp., 411 U. S. 966 (1973); In-Flight Devices Corp. v. Van Dusen Air, Inc., 466 F. 2d 220 (CA6 1972); O'Hare Int'l Bank v. Hampton, 437 F. 2d 1173 (CA7 1971); Electro-Craft Corp. v. Maxwell Electronics Corp., 417 F. 2d 365 (CA8 1969); Manufacturers' Lease Plans, Inc. v. Alverson Draughon College, 115 Ariz. 358, 565 P. 2d 864 (1977) (en banc); Colony Press, Inc. v. Fleeman, 17 Ill. App. 3d 14, 308 N. E. 2d 78 (1974); Miller v. Glendale Equipment & Supply, Inc., 344 So. 2d 736 (Miss. 1977); McIntosh v. Navaro Seed Co., 81 N. M. 302, 466 P. 2d 868 (1970); State ex rel. White Lumber Sales, Inc. v. Sulmonetti, 252 Ore. 121, 448 P. 2d 571 (1968) (en banc); Proctor & Schwartz, Inc. v. Cleveland Lumber Co., 228 Pa. Super. 12, 323 A. 2d 11 (1974); Zerbel v. H. L. Federman & Co., 48 Wis. 2d 54, 179 N. W. 2d 872 (1970), appeal dism'd, 402 U. S. 902 (1971). Cases arguably supporting the decision below include: Republic Int'l Corp. v. Amco Engineers, Inc., 516 F. 2d 161, 167 (CA9 1975) (dictum); Whittaker Corp. v. United Aircraft Corp., 482 F. 2d 1079, 1084-1085 (CA1 1973) (construing state law); E. R. Callender Printing Co. v. District Court, 182 Colo. 25, 510 P. 2d 889 (1973) (en banc) (construing state law); Rath Packing Co. v. Intercontinental Meat Traders, Inc., 181 N. W. 2d 184 (Iowa 1970); O. N. Jonas Co. v. B & P Sales Corp., 232 Ga. 256, 206 S. E. 2d 437 (1974) (construing state law); Marshall Egg Transport Co. v. Bender-Goodman Co., 275 Minn. 534, 148 N. W. 2d 161 (1967) (construing state law); Conn v. Whitmore, 9 Utah 2d 250, 342 P. 2d 871 (1959) (construing state law); Sun-X Int'l Co. v. Witt, 413 S. W. 2d 761 (Tex. Civ. App. 1967). The question at issue is one of considerable importance to contractual dealings between purchasers and sellers located in

different States. The disarray among federal and state courts noted above may well have a disruptive effect on commercial relations in which certainty of result is a prime objective. That disarray also strongly suggests that prior decisions of this Court offer no clear guidance on the question. I would grant the petition in order to address this important problem.

No. 79-802. JANELLE v. UNITED STATES. C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied. MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL would grant certiorari. Reported below: 601 F. 2d 604.

No. 79-901. ОнIO V. KORN. Ct. App. Ohio, Butler County. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari denied.

No. 79-959. IOWA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER Co. v. ATLAS CORP. C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied. MR. JUSTICE WHITE and MR. JUSTICE POWELL would grant certiorari in order to address the conflict among state and federal courts noted in MR. JUSTICE WHITE's dissent from denial of certiorari in Lakeside Bridge & Steel Co. v. Mountain State Construction Co., No. 79-376, ante, p. 907. MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN would grant certiorari and set case for oral argument. Reported below: 603 F. 2d 1301.

No. 79-1005. ALTON Box BOARD CO. ET AL. V. THREE J. FARMS, INC., ET AL. C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied. MR. JUSTICE POWELL took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. Reported below: 609 F. 2d 112.

No. 79-1057. GILBERT v. UNION CARBIDE CORP. C. A. 7th Cir. Motion of Louis Robertson for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 601 F. 2d 600.

No. 79-1064. HANKINSON v. RUHLMAN. C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied. MR. JUSTICE WHITE and MR. JUSTICE POWELL would grant certiorari. Reported below: 605 F. 2d

Rehearing Denied

February 25, March 3, 1980

445 U.S.

No. 79-681. SHUFFMAN, EXECUTRIX V. HARTFORD TEXTILE CORP. ET AL., 444 U. S. 1011;

No. 79-810. KNAPP V. KENTUCKY, 444 U. S. 1018;

No. 79-5305. NEUMANN v. UNITED STATES, 444 U. S. 1019;

No. 79-5558. EATON v. NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, 444 U. S. 1046;

No. 79-5604. LOCKETT V. BLACKBURN, WARDEN, 444 U. S. 1010; and

No. 79-5627. SANDERS ET AL. v. TARBUTTON ET AL., 444 U. S. 1023. Petitions for rehearing denied.

Pe

No. 79-5114. WARREN V. MISSISSIPPI, 444 U. S. 956. tition for rehearing denied. MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.

MARCH 3, 1980

Appeals Dismissed

No. 79-928.

BRIDGEPORT HYDRAULIC Co. ET AL. v. DIVISION OF PUBLIC UTILITY CONTROL OF CONNECTICUT; and

No. 79-936. NEW HAVEN WATER CO. ET AL. V. DIVISION OF PUBLIC UTILITY CONTROL OF CONNECTICUT. Appeals from Super. Ct. Conn., Hartford-New Britain Jud. Dist., dismissed for want of substantial federal question.

No. 79-1073. MUTUAL OF OMAHA INSURANCE Co. v. EGAN. Appeal from Sup. Ct. Cal. dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Treating the papers whereon the appeal was taken as a petition for writ of certiorari, certiorari denied. Reported below: 24 Cal. 3d 809, 600 P. 2d 141.

Certiorari Granted-Vacated and Remanded

No. 78-67.

TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY V. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD ET AL. C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further

consideration in light of NLRB v. Yeshiva University, 444 U. S. 672 (1980). Reported below: 575 F. 2d 301.

Miscellaneous Orders

No. 83, Orig. MARYLAND ET AL. V. LOUISIANA. Motion for appointment of Special Master granted. Motion of Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. et al. for leave to file an answer to motion for appointment of Special Master granted.

It is ordered that John F. Davis, Esquire, of Washington, D. C., be appointed Special Master in this case with authority to fix the time and conditions for the filing of additional pleadings and to direct subsequent proceedings, and with authority to summon witnesses, issue subpoenas, and take such evidence as may be introduced and such as he may deem necessary to call for. The Special Master is directed to submit such reports as he may deem appropriate.

The compensation of the Special Master, the allowances to him, the compensation paid to his technical, stenographic and clerical assistants, the cost of printing his report, and all other proper expenses shall be charged against and be borne by the parties in such proportion as the Court may hereafter direct.

It is further ordered that if the position of Special Master in this case becomes vacant during a recess of the Court, THE CHIEF JUSTICE shall have authority to make a new designation which shall have the same effect as if originally made by the Court herein.

Motions of Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. et al. and New Jersey for leave to intervene referred to the Special Master. Motion of plaintiffs for judgment on the pleadings and motion of Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. et al. for leave to file motion for judgment on the pleadings referred to the Special Master. Motion of Associated Gas Distributors for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae referred to the Special Master. [For earlier order herein, see 442 U. S. 937.]

No. 84, Orig. UNITED STATES V. ALASKA. Motion for leave to file a counterclaim referred to the Special Master. [For earlier order herein, see, e. g., 444 U. S. 1065.]

No. 79-289.

PRUNEYARD SHOPPING CENTER ET AL. V. ROBINS ET AL. Sup. Ct. Cal. [Probable jurisdiction postponed, 444 U. S. 949.] Motion of Solicitor General for divided argument granted. MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

No. 79-703. CAREY, STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY v. BROWN ET AL. C. A. 7th Cir. [Probable jurisdiction noted, 444 U. S. 1011.] Motions of New England Legal Foundation and Pacific Legal Foundation et al. for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted.

No. 79-1082. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSN., AFL-CIO, ET AL. C. A. D. C. Cir. [Certiorari granted, 444 U. S. 1042.] Motion of the Solicitor General for additional time for oral argument granted, and 15 additional minutes allotted for that purpose. Respondents also allotted 15 additional minutes for oral argument.

Certiorari Granted

No. 79-824. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ET AL. v. WNCN LISTENERS GUILD ET AL.;

No. 79-825. INSILCO BROADCASTING CORP. ET WNCN LISTENERS GUILD ET AL.;

No. 79-826. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COS., INC., ET AL. v. WNCN LISTENERS GUILD ET AL.; and

No. 79-827. 79-827. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS ET AL. v. WNCN LISTENERS GUILD ET AL. C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari granted, cases consolidated, and a total of two hours allotted for oral argument. Reported below: 197 U. S. App. D. C. 319, 610 F. 2d 838.