Legal Opinion
Magnus Petroleum Co., Inc. v. Skelly Oil Co.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided January 18, 1978No. 73-C-355PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION and ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This is an antitrust case brought under § 1 of the Sherman Act and § 3 of the Clayton Act. After a nine-day jury trial, a general verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $185,000. Judgment was entered in the amount of $555,-000, treble the amount of the verdict, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 15, plus attorney’s fees and costs.
The defendant Skelly Oil Company has filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial. This motion has been comprehensively briefed by the parties. I find that…
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