MOURNING v. FAMILY PUBLICATIONS SERVICE, INC.

No. 71-1150.

449 F.2d 235 (1971)

Leila MOURNING et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FAMILY PUBLICATIONS SERVICE, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 27, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Edward McClellan, Larry S. Stewart, Miami, Fla., Robert S. Rifkind, New York City, William S. Frates, Frates, Floyd, Pearson & Stewart, P.A., Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant; John W. Barnum, Robert D. Joffe, Richard de Saint Phalle, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, of counsel.

Philip Coller, Miami Beach, Fla., M. Donald Drescher, South Miami, Fla., Leonard Helfand, Legal Service Senior Citizens, Inc., Miami Beach, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Alan S. Rosenthal, Michael C. Farrar, Attys., L. Patrick Gray, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Morton Hollander, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae.

Before COLEMAN, SIMPSON and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

The validity of Regulation Z,1 promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board under the Truth-In-Lending Act,2 is the material issue in this appeal. The District Court held for validity. We reverse.

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The Facts

Appellant, Family Publications Service, Inc., is a Delaware Corporation engaged in the interstate business of soliciting subscriptions and offering...

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