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Clayton Mark & Co. et al. v. Federal Trade Commission, 1949 — 336 U.S. 956 · caselaw · US
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Clayton Mark & Co. et al. v. Federal Trade Commission
336 U.S. 95693 L. Ed. 2d 1110·Supreme Court of the United States·1949
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Opinion
April 25, 1949.
Per Curiam Decisions.
No. 464.
Clayton Mark & Co. et al. v. Federal Trade Commission.
Argued March 31, 1949.
Decided April 25, 1949.
Albert R. Connelly argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Thurlow M. Gordon, Edward H. Green, Earl F. Reed, W. Denning Stewart and Milton H. Tucker. Charles H. Weston argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Bergson, W. T. Kelley, Robert B. Dawkins and Walter B. Wooden. Julius Henry Cohen, Burton A. Zorn and Edwin P. Kaufman filed a brief for the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court. Mr. Justice Jackson took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.