Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Texaco Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 16, 1968No. 24PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The question presented by this case is whether the FTC was warranted in finding that it was an unfair method of competition in violation of § 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 38 Stat. 719, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 45, for respondent Texaco to undertake to induce its service station dealers to purchase Goodrich tires, batteries, and accessories (hereafter referred to as TBA) in return for a commission paid by Goodrich to Texaco. In three related proceedings instituted in 1961, the Commission challenged the sales-commission method of distributing TBA and in each case named as a…
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- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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