Legal Opinion
Paul Bender, George and Diane Decarlo v. Southland Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1984No. 83-1525PublishedCited by 404 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, who are franchisees of 7-Eleven convenience stores, appeal from a summary judgment rendered in favor of defendant Southland Corporation, the franchisor. The plaintiffs’ complaint filed on October 2, 1981 accused Southland of vertical price fixing (Count I) and imposing a tying arrangement (Count II) in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1 (Sherman Antitrust Act) and of racketeering (Count III) in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, i.e., RICO). The district court dismissed the RICO count and subsequently granted…
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