Legal Opinion

Federal Trade Commission v. National Casualty Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 30, 1958No. 435PublishedCited by 111 opinions

1Per curiam

The Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth Circuits have set aside cease-and-desist orders of the Federal Trade Commission prohibiting respondent insurance companies from carrying on certain advertising practices found by the Commission to be false, misleading, and deceptive, in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U. S. C. § 45. These orders seek to proscribe activities within the boundaries of States that have their own statutes prohibiting unfair and deceptive insurance practices as well as within States that do not. The courts below concluded that in view of the existence…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hoopeston Canning Co. v. CullenSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Osborn v. OzlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  3. Robertson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. The American Hospital and Life Insurance Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  5. National Casualty Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957

3Cited by111 opinions

  1. Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Highmark, Incorporated v. Upmc Health Plan, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  4. Charles E. MacKey v. Nationwide Insurance CompaniesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
  5. Janet G. Patton v. Triad Guaranty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002

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