FTC v. TEXACO

No. 24.

393 U.S. 223 (1968)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. TEXACO INC. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 16, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Friedman argued the cause for petitioner. On the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Turner, Lawrence G. Wallace, James McI. Henderson, and Alvin L. Berman.

Milton Handler and Edgar E. Barton argued the cause for respondents. With them on the brief were Stanley D. Robinson and Macdonald Flinn.


MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented by this case is whether the FTC was warranted in finding that it was an unfair method of competition in violation of § 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 38 Stat. 719, as amended, 15 U. S. C. § 45, for respondent Texaco to undertake to induce its service station dealers to purchase Goodrich tires, batteries, and accessories (hereafter referred to as TBA) in return for a commission...

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