Legal Opinion
Martino v. McDonald's System, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 18, 1977No. 75 C 3455PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FLAUM, District Judge:
Before the court is the defendants’ motion to dismiss or for summary judgment on plaintiffs’ complaint alleging violations of the federal antitrust laws. In count I of the complaint, Martino and the corporate plaintiff McDonald’s of Ottumwa challenge a provision of the McDonald’s System franchise agreement prohibiting acquisition of financial interest in competing self service food establishments without consent of the franchisor. Count II of the plaintiffs’ complaint challenges a rebate arrangement between defendant McDonald’s Systems and Coca-Cola…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Great Lakes Rubber Corporation v. Herbert Cooper Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Aerojet-General Corp. v. AskewCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Astron Industrial Associates, Inc. v. Chrysler Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Pipeliners Local Union No. 798, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and A. Leroy Jones v. Fred H. EllerdCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Nobelpharma AB v. Implant Innovations, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
- Louis J. Martino and McDonald Drive-In of Ottumwa, Iowa, Inc., Plaintiffs v. McDonald System, Inc. And Franchise Realty Interstate CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Nobelpharma Ab v. Implant Innovations, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
- Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Milliken & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- USM Corp. v. SPS Technologies, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
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