Federal Trade Commission v. Klesner

The question presented in this case is whether the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia has, under the Federal Trade Commission Act, 38 Stat. 717, jurisdiction to enforce, set aside or modify orders of the Federal Trade Commission, entered against persons engaged in commerce within the District of Columbia, requiring them to cease and desist from the use of unfair methods of competition within the District.

The case, as made before the Commission, was as follows: Klesner, a resident of the. District, was engaged, among other things, in the manufacture and sale of window shades in the…