Legal Opinion
Freed Oil Co., Inc. v. Quaker State Oil Refining Corp.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 16, 1976No. Civ. A. 26-71 EriePublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEBER, District Judge.
This is a civil antitrust action in which a non-jury trial has been held on issues of liability.
Plaintiff Freed Oil Company, Inc. (Freed Oil), a Massachusetts corporation with its principal place of business in Millis, Massachusetts, is a small, closely held corporation engaged in the wholesale distribution of motor oil products to mass merchandisers and discount houses. Freed Oil has never had any contract with either of the defendants herein for the distribution of Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation (Quaker State) products, but has instead relied on other…
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