Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Ralph H. Miller, President
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 16, 1977No. 76-1499PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
The issues before us are whether common carries subject to the Interstate Commerce Act are exempt from the Federal Trade Commission’s investigatory power and, if so, whether that exemption may be asserted by a carrier as a defense in a subpoena enforcement proceeding. The District Court answered the second question in the negative and ordered enforcement of subpoenas the FTC had served. We reverse.
Respondent Morgan Drive Away, Inc. is a common carrier engaged in the business of transporting mobile homes. As such it is subject to regulation under Part II of the Interstate…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Morton v. RuizSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Applicant-Appellee v. Sidley Austin Brown & WoodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Official Airline Guides, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Rosenthal & Company, Etc. v. William T. BagleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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