Legal Opinion
United States v. Empire Gas Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1976No. 75-1492PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
This civil antitrust action against Empire Gas Corporation was brought by the United States under sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2. The case was tried to the court, judgment was for Empire, United States v. Empire Gas Corp., 393 F.Supp. 903 (W.D.Mo.1975), and the government now appeals. We affirm the district court.
Empire is a retailer and to a lesser extent a wholesaler of liquefied petroleum (LP). LP is a generic term for any of various gaseous fuels such as propane and butane, which are compressed into their liquid states for marketing.…
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