E. v. Prentice MacHinery Co. And Prentice MacHinery Works, Inc. v. Associated Plywood Mills, Inc.

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment for defendant in this treble damage action brought under § 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 15. Prior to the nonjury trial, defendant admitted liability, but denied that plaintiffs had sustained any damage. The trial court adopted this view. On appeal, plaintiffs contend that the controlling law of damages in antitrust suits was disregarded, and that the findings of fact, in substantial respects, are clearly erroneous.

Appellant E. Y. Prentice Machinery Co. (Prentice) is an Oregon partnership, organized in 1947, engaged in the business…