Bluefields S. S. Co. v. United Fruit Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Iti Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; J. Whitaker Thompson, Judge. Action by the Bluefields Steamship Company, Limited, to the use of Elmer E. Wood, ancillary receiver, against the United Eruit Company. There was a judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an action brought under the seventh section of the Sherman Act (Act of July 2, 1890, c. 647, 26 Stat. 209) to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained in consequence of conduct thereby forbidden and declared unlawful.
The plaintiff’s case may be briefly stated as follows: Before October 14, 1899, the parties to -this action were active competitors in importing bananas into the United States and selling them in interstate commerce. On that date, the defendant, for the purpose of destroying, competition and monopolizing the importation of bananas…
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