FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. RHODES PHARMACAL CO.

No. 10375.

191 F.2d 744 (1951)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. RHODES PHARMACAL CO., Inc., et al.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

July 5, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Kelley, Chief Counsel, James W. Cassedy, Associate General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, and Alan B. Hobbes and James E. Corkey, all of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Frank E. Gettleman, Arthur Gettleman, Edward Brodkey, Chicago, Ill., for appellees.

Before MAJOR, Chief Judge, and KERNER and FINNEGAN, Circuit Judges.


KERNER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing an action brought under § 13(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 53, to restrain defendants from the further dissemination of false advertisements representing that a certain proprietary drug product manufactured and sold by defendants is an effective remedy or treatment for arthritis and other diseases.

The complaint, after alleging that the Commission had issued...

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