Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission, Cross-Appellee v. Southwest Sunsites, Inc., Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1982No. 80-1793PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
This case presents novel questions concerning the scope of the Federal Trade Commission’s statutory authorization to seek preliminary injunctive relief from the district courts. Federal Trade Commission Act § 13(b), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b) (1976). 1 Pursuant to Section 13(b), the Commission asked the court below for an order escrow-ing certain assets of the appellees and other defendants, all of whom were targets of an investigation into land sales in Southwest Texas, and other relief including compulsory notification to consumers who had purchased land from appellees and…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Hecht Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- United States v. Philadelphia National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by58 opinions
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