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FED. TRADE COMM. v. AMER. TOBACCO CO.

No. 279.

274 U.S. 543 (1927)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 31, 1927.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Adrien F. Busick, with whom Solicitor General Mitchell, and Messrs. Bayard T. Hainer and Edward L. Smith were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Edward S. Rogers, with whom Mr. Jonathan H. Holmes was on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The statement of the petition for certiorari that the judgment and opinion below might seriously hinder future administration of the law was grave and sufficiently probable to justify issuance of the writ.

Proper decision of the controversy depends upon a question of fact. Did the American Tobacco Company become party to the unlawful combination of tobacco...

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