Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co.
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided May 21, 1940No. 25PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DARR, District Judge.
In the first cause of action plaintiff, a local beer distributor, sues defendant Brewing Company alleging a conspiracy between defendant and certain other brewing companies in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (26 Stat. 209; 15 U.S.C. § 1, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1), and asks for triple damages in accordance with Section 7 (26 Stat. 210; 15 U.S.C.A. § 15 note) of that act. The pertinent provisions of Sections 1 and 7 of the Sherman Act read as follows:
“1. Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Apex Hosiery Co. v. LeaderSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Woods Exploration & Producing Company, Inc. v. Aluminum Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Ring v. SpinaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Phillips v. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1941
- Dana I. Kestenbaum v. Falstaff Brewing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Freid v. McGrathCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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