FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. REED

No. 11839.

243 F.2d 308 (1957)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Petitioner-Appellee, v. William T. REED, President, Reed Candy Company, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Canel, Chicago, Ill., Leonard A. Canel, Jay A. Canel, Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for appellant.

Robert B. Dawkins, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, Earl W. Kintner, Gen. Counsel, John T. Loughlin, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before DUFFY, Chief Judge, and LINDLEY and SWAIM, Circuit Judges.


SWAIM, Circuit Judge.

This appeal questions the power of the Federal Trade Commission to issue subpoenas duces tecum in proceedings before the Commission on a complaint charging violation of the Clayton Act, as amended.

On November 21, 1955, the Federal Trade Commission ("F.T.C.") issued a complaint charging the Reed Candy Company with violation of Section 2(d) of the Clayton Act, as amended, 49 Stat. 1526, 15 U.S.C.A. § 13(d). The proceeding was duly...

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