Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Algoma Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 8, 1934No. 240PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
In May, 1929, the Federal Trade Commission filed and served complaints against a group of fifty manufacturers on the Pacific Coast charging “ unfair competition in interstate commerce ” in violation of § 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. 38 Stat. 717, 7Í9, c. 311, § 5; 15 U.S.C. § 45.
After the service of answers the proceedings were consolidated and many witnesses examined. The outcome was a series of reports sustaining the complaints as to thirty-nine manufacturers, with orders to “ cease and desist ” from the practice challénged as unfair. Twelve companies thus enjoined petitioned the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United Drug Co. v. Theodore Rectanus Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Federal Trade Commission v. Pacific States Paper Trade Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Federal Trade Commission v. Winsted Hosiery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Piedmont & Northern Railway Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by209 opinions
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- National Labor Relations Board v. Nevada Consolidated Copper Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
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