Legal Opinion
Empire Rayon Yarn Co. v. American Viscose Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 13, 1965No. 468, Docket 29554PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge.
The complaint dismissed by the judgment below attacked the validity under the Robinson-Patman Act1 of defendants’ distribution system for rayon yarn. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. 238 F.Supp. 556 (S.D.N.Y.1965). We reverse.
The plaintiff Empire Rayon Yarn Co., Inc. (Empire) buys unprocessed rayon yarn from the manufacturers of such yarn. Part of this yarn it converts, or processes, for use in the textile trade and part it resells in the original package and condition as received from the manufacturers. In this latter capacity Empire…
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