BENNETT v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

No. 11379.

200 F.2d 362 (1952)

BENNETT et al. v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 28, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Byrne, Washington, D. C., for petitioners.

Alan B. Hobbes, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D. C., with whom W. T. Kelley, General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, and Robert B. Dawkins, Assistant General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Before EDGERTON, PRETTYMAN, and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition to set aside a cease and desist order of the Federal Trade Commission. 52 Stat. 111-113, 15 U.S.C.A. § 45.

Petitioners' business consists largely though not entirely of locating delinquent debtors, and getting information from them, by what is called a mail "skip tracer". The debtors and also petitioners' customers are located throughout the United States.

Customers sign petitioners' form requesting...

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