Legal Opinion

General Motors Corp. v. Federal Trade Commission

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 12, 1940No. 404PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition by the General Motors Corporation and two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, General Motors Sales Corporation and General Motors Acceptance Corporation, to review an order requiring them to cease and desist from the use of the socalled 6% plan in marketing automobiles manufactured by General Motors Corporation and sold on instalment to the public. At first the cars made by the latter corporation were sold by it to its five subsidiaries, Chevrolet Motor Company, Olds Motor Works, Pontiac Motor Company, Buick Motor Company and Cadillac Motor…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Education SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. National Harness Mfrs.' Ass'n v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1920

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Charles of the Ritz Distributors Corp. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
  2. Gladden v. Cadillac Motor Car DivisionSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
  3. P. Lorillard Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
  4. Giant Food Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
  5. Gulf Oil Corporation v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945

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