Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

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IN THE MATTER OF LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ORDER. ETC" IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT Docket 6451. Complai, Nov. 1955-onler, Oct. 30 1958 Order dismissing, for lack of jurisdiction, following the ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States in Fede?'al Tmde Commission v, National Casualty Company and Federal Trade COm1n1.ss1 on v. The A?nel"'ican Hospital and Life Inst?'ance Company, 357 U. S. 560, complaint charging an insurance company with main office in Boston, Mass., with false advertising of its health and accident policies, Before M1' . Loren H. LcLughlin and 1.11'. Frank Hier hearing examiners.

Mr. John, W. B?'ookfield, J1'. and M'l'. Donald King for the Commission.

M1' . Franklin J. Marl'yott of Boston, Mass. , and Hogan Hadson of '\Vashington, D.C" for respondent. FINAL ORDER It appearing that an initial decision in this proceeding '\vas filed May 27, 1957, dismissing the complaint herein on the ground of failure of proof and that, by its order of November 12, 1957, the Commission remanded the matter to the hearing examiner; and The Commission having reconsidered the matter in the light of the United States Supreme Court' s ruling in Fecle?' al. Trade GO'1nmission v. National. Gn.sunny Go l1t)JCLny, 357 U.S. 560 (1958), and having concluded that this proceeding should be dismissed on jurisdictional grounds upon the authority of said ruling of the Supreme Court:

It is orde?' That the Co111mission s order of November 12, 1957, removing this ease from the appeal docket and remanding it to the hearing examiner be, and it hereby is, vacated and set aside.

It is further' onlered That the initial decision filed May 27 1957, be, and it hereby is, vacated and set aside. It is further o1'Clered That the complaint herein be, and hereby is, dismissed.

, MID-TEX CORPORATION ET AL. 641 Decision