McMaster v. Ford Motor Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Mfmmingfr, J., Richland, Spring term, 1918. Action by Samuel B. McMaster against the Ford Motor Company and others.
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Before Mfmmingfr, J., Richland, Spring term, 1918. Action by Samuel B. McMaster against the Ford Motor Company and others. From an order overruling a demurrer to plaintiff’s complaint, defendants appeal. submit: The complaint herein states a cause of action entirely within the purznezu of the act of Congress of July 2, known as the Sherman Act: 208 U. S. 274; 131 Fed. 82; 193 U. S. 38; 175 U. S. 211; 226 U. S. 20; 120 U. S. 120; 187 U. S. 622; 106 Fed. 38; 221 U. S- 418; 226 U. S. 525; 234 U. S. 500; 241 U. S. 257; 76 S. E. 513; 218 U. S. .601; 166 Fed. 251; 221 U. S. 1; 226 U. S. 61; 108…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court .was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
Defendants appeal from an order overruling their demurer to plaintiff’s complaint. Plaintiff attempted to set up two causes of action for damages: In the first he alleges a conspiracy to deprive him of his right to trade with the customary tradesmen (the agents of Ford Motor Company) for the marketing of his patented device for use on Ford cars. In the second he charges defendants with slandering said device. The complaint is too long and prolix in statement and contains too much unnecessary repetition to be reported. We state the…
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