Legal Opinion

E. Griffiths Hughes, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 30, 1933No. 5636PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRONER, Associate Justice.

This appeal challenges the right of the Federal Trade Commission to take testimony in an open or public session in a hearing on a complaint directed against the appellant charging it with false and fraudulent advertising and unfair trade methods in interstate commerce.

The act of Congress creating- the Federal Trade Commission and defining its powers and duties (Act September 26, 1914; USCA, title 15, § 41 et seq.) provides for the issuance of a “eomplaint” against any person, partnership, or corporation (except banks and common carriers) using unfair methods of…

2Cited by15 opinions

  1. Federal Communications Commission v. SchreiberSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. New York Civil Liberties Union v. New York City Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  3. Federal Trade Commission v. Cinderella Career and Finishing Schools, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  4. Hill v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
  5. Federal Trade Commission v. Scientific Living, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1957

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