Legal Opinion
Coast v. Hunt Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1952No. 1361_1PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
“Any person who shall be injured in his business or property by reason of anything forbidden in the antitrust laws may sue therefor” etc. 15 U.S.C.A. § 15. Under that provision, this case presents two questions. The first is: does the cause of action belong exclusively to- a partnership, Coast Oil Company, in which the appellant, Jack Coast, (sometimes hereafter referred to as plaintiff) owns a forty-nine (49%) per cent interest, or may the plaintiff sue in his own right. Assuming the answer to be that the cause of action is that of the partnership; the second question is…
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- Loeb v. Eastman Kodak Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1910
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- State of Washington v. American Pipe & Construction Co.District Court, D. Hawaii · 1968
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