R. C. Myrick, et al., trading as Carey Surgical Appliance Co., etc.
Volume 60 · 60 F.T.C. 1621
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11\ THE IATTEn OF R. C. MYlUCK ET AL. TRADING AS CAREY SURGICAL APPLIA CE CO. ETC.
OIlDEn, ETC. : IX REGARD TO '.fite ALLEGED Vlcd \TION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COJDnssIOx ACT Docket 1'806. Complaint ,l/(u' . 3 1960-Decfsion, May 24, 19GB Order requiring an individual \with offces in Los Angeles and San Francisco Calif., engaged in sellng hernia trusses both in his offces and on the road to cease making a variety of false claims for his said devices in advertising in newspapers, as ill the order below set forth. COMPLAINT Pnrsnant to the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission l-\ct and by virtue of the authority vested in it by said Act, thc Federal Trade Commission, having reason t.o believe that R.. C. Jfyrick: an individual trading as Carey Surgical Appliance Co. and Allied Surgical AppJianee Co. and Dorothy i. Myriek, an individual, hereinafter referred to as respondents, have violated the provisions of said Act and it appearing to the Commission that a proceeding by it in respect CAREY SURGICAL APPLIANCE CO. J ETC. 1621 1274 Complaint Inc., H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc., directly or through their subsidiaries have engaged in the pra,ctice of granting loans or sums of money to frozen dairy products retailers upon the condition that the recipients will deal exclusively with said respondents, or their subsidiaries, and while, as aforesaid, this record wi1 not support a finding that these practices have produced the requisito degree of competitive injury to support an order to cease and desist, nevertheless, the Commission under such circumstances, should safeguard the public interest by continuing close scrutiny of respondents' operations '\with a view toward reopening or taking such other action as may be warranted. It is o1 de1' That the appeal of counsel supporting the compla,ints , and it hereby is, denied.
It is further ordered That the complaints be, and they hereby are dismissed.
Commissioner Kern not participating Hnd Commissioner )Iaclntyre dissenting" in H. p, Hood & Sons, Inc., docket 6425, not participating in the other cases.