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· 11/13/1944

Silverman v. Federal Trade Commission

Citations

  • 145 F.2d 751
  • 1944 U.S. App. LEXIS 2646

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • describing deceptive “skip-trace” forms disguised as a notice of delivery for a “prepaid package” as “a cheap swindle, and the argument that it is less so because it may in certain cases trap swindling debtors is not one pleasing to entertain”
  • all of the cases cited involved abuses in the collection of credit accounts by creditors, collection agencies, or companies selling \skip tracing\ forms to creditors or collection agents
  • all of the cases cited involved abuses in the collection of credit accounts by creditors, collection agencies, or companies selling “skip tracing” forms to creditors or collection agents

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Judges: Wilbur, Denman, Stephens

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