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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. NATIONAL CASUALTY CO. (1958)
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| FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. NATIONAL CASUALTY CO. |
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| Term: 1957 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: May 9, 1958 |
| Decided: June 30, 1958 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker |
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. NATIONAL CASUALTY CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 30, 1958. The case was argued before the court on May 9, 1958.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - federal or state consumer protection: typically under the Truth in Lending; Food, Drug and Cosmetic; and Consumer Protection Credit Acts
- Petitioner: Federal Trade Commission
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 357 U.S. 560
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
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