Legal Opinion

A. O. Smith Corp. v. Federal Trade Commission

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided February 11, 1976No. Nos. 75-1282 to 75-1289PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

We are to decide whether the district court had jurisdiction to entertain pre-enforcement suits for declaratory and in-junctive relief against the Federal Trade Commission1 and, if so, whether the court erred in refusing to dismiss the complaint or in granting a preliminary injunction. After hearing, the district court preliminary enjoined the Commission from giving notice of default to appellees for failure to file Annual Line of Business Reports and from enforcing civil penalties for appellees’ failure to file the reports. A. O. Smith Corp. v.…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Zwickler v. KootaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Ammond, Alene S., in Her Capacity as a Member of the Senate of New Jersey and Individually v. Joseph L. McGahnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  2. Malloy Ex Rel. Malloy v. EichlerDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1986
  3. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Shreveport, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1983
  4. Texaco, Inc. v. Department of EnergyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1980
  5. Haddon Township Board of Education v. New Jersey Department of EducationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1979

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