Elliot Knitwear, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission

WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

The issue in the present case is whether the label appended to the sweaters sold by the petitioners is a violation of Section 5(a) (1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act,1 which declares unlawful “Unfair methods of competition in commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce * * 2

*789The sweaters in question contained a blend of fibers consisting of 30% Angora rabbit and 70% lambs wool. Although containing no cashmere, this blend had many of the desirable characteristics of cashmere. Petitioners’ products sold for about one-third the price of cashmere…