FORD MOTOR CO. v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

No. 8510.

120 F.2d 175 (1941)

FORD MOTOR CO. v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

June 5, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry C. Bogle and Thomas J. Hughes, both of Detroit, Mich. (Bodman, Longley, Bogle, Middleton & Farley, of Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for petitioner.

Martin A. Morrison and James M. Hammond, both of Washington, D. C. (W. T. Kelley, Martin A. Morrison, James M. Hammond, and James W. Nichol, all of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for respondent.

Before HICKS, SIMONS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition by the Ford Motor Company to review an order of the Federal Trade Commission requiring it to cease and desist from the use of the word "six percent" or the figure and symbol "6%" in certain forms of advertising in connection with the cost of, or the additional charge for, the use of a deferred or installment payment plan of purchasing automobiles manufactured by it.

On December 1, 1936, the Federal Trade Commission...

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