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Promotion By Oil Company Of Tba Products Held Violative Of Ftc Section 5--Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. V. Ftc, Michigan Law Review Feb 1965

Promotion By Oil Company Of Tba Products Held Violative Of Ftc Section 5--Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. V. Ftc, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

The Atlantic Refining Company entered into an agreement with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company which provided that Atlantic would receive a commission on all tires, batteries, and accessories (TBA) sold by Atlantic's wholesale and retail dealers. This commission was to be paid Atlantic in consideration for assistance given in promoting Goodyear products to the independent Atlantic service station operators. After an investigation of these agreements the Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint against Goodyear and Atlantic charging them with violating section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Evidence introduced at a hearing before a Federal Trade Commission trial …