Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Douglas Tobacco Board of Trade, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1957No. 16284PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
In an action for treble damages for alleged violations of the Sherman AntiTrust Act,1 the district court sustained the motions of the defendants to dismiss and for judgment on the pleadings, and this appeal ensued.
The basic facts as established by the pleadings, admissions and affidavits are *473substantially without dispute. We shall therefore heed Judge Sibley’s wise admonition,2 and go directly to the facts,
Beyond the control of the defendants, according to the present record, are many of the facts and circumstances from which it is claimed that the necessity arose for the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Board of Trade of Chicago v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Associated Press v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by14 opinions
- B. B. Rogers v. Douglas Tobacco Board of Trade, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Parmelee Transportation Company v. KeeshinDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1960
- Banana Distributors, Inc. v. United Fruit Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Banana Distributors, Inc. v. United Fruit Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Danville Tobacco Ass'n v. Bryant-Buckner Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
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