Allegheny Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. v. Mid-Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Allegheny Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company (Allegheny) appeals from a judgment in an anti-trust action in favor of defendants Mid-Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company (Mid-Atlantic), the Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola), and three other defendants. Allegheny contends that the trial was marred by serious procedural and substantive defects. We have concluded that, while the district judge pursued a commendable and prudent course calculated to avoid the necessity for retrial should he be in error, by letting the case go to the jury, in actuality the entry of a directed…