Legal Opinion
Hospital Building Company v. Trustees of the Rex Hospital, a Corporation Joseph Barnes Richard Urquhart, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1986No. 85-1165PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
Hospital Building Company (HBC) appeals from a judgment entered on a verdict exonerating the Trustees of Rex Hospital (Rex) and two of its officers from liability under sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. sections 1 and 2. 1 In its principal assignment of error, HBC urges that Rex is not entitled to an affirmative defense for planning activities undertaken in good faith to avoid needless duplication of hospital facilities. Other assignments of error include objections to the court’s charge pertaining to the Noerr-Pennington doctrine, and numerous…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking UnlimitedSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by31 opinions
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