B.F. Specialty Co. v. Charles M. Sledd Co.

RECHT, Justice.

This case involves a claim made by B.F. Specialty Company (“appellant”), 1 a wholesale grocery and tobacco distributor located in north central West Virginia, against a competitor, Charles M. Sledd Company (“ap-pellee”), whose principal offices are located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. The appellant charged that the appellee was selling cigarettes in the appellant’s trade area, below the appellee’s cost, in violation of the West Virginia Unfair Trade Practices Act (the “Act”). W. Va.Code 47-11A-1 to -14 (1939). The appellant sought both injunctive relief, to…