Samuel A. Mannis, an Individual Trading as Samuel A. Mannis and Company v. Federal Trade Commission

This case arises as a petition to review an order of the Federal Trade Commission ( 15 U.S.C.A. § 45 (c) ) requiring petitioner to cease and desist from certain violations of the Fur Products Labeling Act ( 15 U.S.C.A. § 69 ). This court has jurisdiction under 15 U.S.C.A. § 45 (c) and (d).

Petitioner’s business, located in Hollywood, California, consists of the retail selling of fur garments. An investigation of petitioner’s business by the FTC revealed that petitioner had in many ways violated the Fur Products Labeling Act. An initial decision in the case was rendered by a hearing examiner and an appeal to the Commission was taken by both sides. The Commission issued an extensive cease and desist order proscribing the numerous violations which petitioner had committed. On this appeal petitioner attacks only a small segment of the order. No useful purpose can be served by including a résumé of the entire order.

1. Did petitioner issue false invoices in violation of the Act?

Respondent’s counsel put in evidence a number of invoices which do not conform to the requirements established by 15 U.S.C.A. § 69c(b). At least one of the violations alleged was quite far-fetched (muskrat…