Legal Opinion

Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated v. Federal Trade Commission

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 9, 1982No. 81-7421PublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUG, Circuit Judge:

Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated (“Wards”) appeals a Federal Trade Commission (“Commission” or “FTC”) 1 ruling that Wards violated 16 C.F.R. § 702.3 (1982) by failing to provide potential customers with ready access to written warranty information prior to the sale of merchandise priced at over fifteen dollars. As a result of its ruling, the Commission entered a cease and desist order enjoining Wards from further violations.

On appeal, Wards argues that the Commission’s ruling is not based on substantial evidence, that the ruling is an abuse of discretion because it calls…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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  3. Consolo v. Federal Maritime CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
  5. United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by78 opinions

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