Legal Opinion
Clarke v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1942No. 9948PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
The Federal Trade Commission issued a formal complaint charging appellant with unfair and deceptive practices in commerce 1 in the advertising of a drug called Boncquet Tablets. Appellant answered the complaint and appeared at the hearing in response to a subpoena, but declined to answer any questions put to him. There-, upon the Commission, proceeding under § 9 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 49, 2 obtained from the district court an order requiring him to answer all relevant and material questions. Appellant appeared before the Commission’s trial…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Wilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. BrimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Alexander v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Nat Yanish v. Bruce G. Barber, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Penfield Co. of Cal. v. Securities and Exch. Com'nCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
- Colgrove v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Jack Kemp, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development v. Gerald Gay, President, Land's Edge Enterprises, Inc., and Land's Edge Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
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