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Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission, 1949 — 338 U.S. 865 · caselaw · US
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Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission
338 U.S. 865·Supreme Court of the United States·1949
Mr. Justice Douglas and Mr. Justice Minton took no part in the consideration or decision of this application.
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Opinion
No. 107.
Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari granted.
Mr. Justice Douglas and Mr. Justice Minton took no part in the consideration or decision of this application.
Weymouth Kirkland, Howard Ellis, Arthur J. Abbott and Thomas E. Sunderland for petitioner. Solicitor General Perlman filed a memorandum for the Federal Trade Commission, stating that the Government does not oppose allowance of the petition. Wilbur Duberstein filed a brief for the Retail Gasoline Dealers Association of Michigan, as amicus curiae, opposing the petition.