Legal Opinion
Paul Lessig v. Tidewater Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1964No. 17924PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by Paul Lessig from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in a suit for damages brought by Lessig under Section 4 of the Clayton Act,1 alleg*463ing injury from violations by Tidewater Oil Company of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act2 and Section 3 of the Clayton Act.3 We conclude that reversible error occurred in instructing the jury, and remand for new trial.
Tidewater entered into a service station lease and dealer contract with Lessig November 15, 1955, and cancelled both May 15, 1958. The theory of Lessig’s ease was that during this period Tidewater…
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