Legal Opinion

United States v. Vulcanized Rubber & Plastics Company

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided March 8, 1961No. 13336_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, awarding the United States civil penalties in the amount of $6,000 against Vulcanized Rubber & Plastics Company under Section 5(1) of the Federal Trade Commission Act as amended, 15 U.S.C.A. § 45 (Z), for violation of a cease and desist order issued by the Federal Trade Commission.

The facts are not in dispute. The defendant is a manufacturer of combs. Prior to 1950, defendant manufactured all its combs by the sulphur vulcanizing method. Under this process rubber…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Federal Trade Commission v. Ruberoid Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Charles S. Porter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
  4. Piuma v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
  5. United States v. HindmanDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1960

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. The J. B. Williams Company, Inc., and Parkson Advertising Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
  2. United States v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  3. United States v. JB Williams Company, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1973
  4. David Rettinger v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  5. United States v. Reader's Digest Ass'n, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1979

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