Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Flotill Products, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 4, 1967No. 20PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The question in this case is whether an enforceable cease-and-desist order of the Federal Trade Commission requires the concurrence of a majority of the full Commission, or only of a majority of the quorum that participated in the decision to issue the order.
The Commission has five Commissioners, 15 U. S. C. § 41. A full Commission heard oral argument in this case involving a complaint that respondent made payments in lieu of brokerage in violation of § 2 (c) of the Robinson-Patman Act and granted promotional allowances in violation of § 2 (d) of that Act. 15 U. S. C. §§ 13 (c) and (d). Two…
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