PORTWOOD v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

No. 9983.

418 F.2d 419 (1969)

Joseph L. PORTWOOD and Betty Portwood, individuals, trading and doing business as the Portwood Company, Petitioners, v. The FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

November 14, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm W. deVesty (Franks & deVesty, Albuquerque, N. M., were with him on the brief) for petitioners.

Karl H. Buschmann (James McI. Henderson, Gen. Counsel, J. B. Truly, Asst. Gen. Counsel, and Alvin L. Berman, Atty. of the Federal Trade Commission, were with him on the brief) for respondent.

Before JONES, Senior Judge, United States Court of Claims, and LEWIS and HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judges.


HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.

The Federal Trade Commission found that petitioners committed acts of unfair competition and unfair or deceptive acts and practices in commerce in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a) (1), by the use of certain mailings in conducting their philatelic stamp business. A cease and desist order was issued prohibiting several types of collection notices and...

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