In the case of Fleming v. Mohawk Wrecking & Lumber Co., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1947 that a company could not charge prices higher than those set by federal price controls during World War II, even if it believed them to be erroneous or unfair. The Temporary Controls Administrator had sued Mohawk Wrecking and Lumber Company for selling goods at prices above those established under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942. The defendant argued that they were entitled to challenge these maximum prices as being non-compensatory and therefore invalid, but this argument was rejected by both lower courts and eventually by the Supreme Court itself on appeal. In its decision, the court held that Congress intended for disputes over pricing regulations to be resolved administratively rather than through litigation in order to maintain economic stability during wartime.

The dissenting opinion in the case of Fleming v. Mohawk Wrecking & Lumber Co. argued that the majority's decision was a departure from established principles regarding administrative law and due process rights. The dissenters believed that the Temporary Controls Administrator had overstepped his authority by imposing penalties without providing adequate notice or an opportunity for hearing, which they saw as fundamental requirements under constitutional law. They also disagreed with the majority's interpretation of the Emergency Price Control Act, arguing it did not give such broad powers to administrators to impose sanctions without following proper procedures. Furthermore, they expressed concern about potential abuses of power if administrators were allowed to circumvent traditional legal processes based on their own interpretations of legislation.