Legal Opinion
Goldsmith v. Mead Johnson & Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 28, 1939No. [No. 27, April Term, 1939.]PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.
This appeal questions the constitutional validity of the Fair Trade Act of Maryland (Acts of 1937, ch. 239).
The act sanctions contracts establishing minimum retail prices on commodities, which bear trade-marks, brands, or names of the producers or distributors, and which are in free and open competition with commodities of the same general class produced or distributed by others. “Wilfully and knowingly advertising, offering for sale or selling any commodity” below the price stipulated in such a contract “is unfair competition and is actionable at the suit of any person damaged thereby,”…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Old Dearborn Distributing Co. v. Seagram-Distillers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- United States v. E. C. Knight Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Bourjois Sales Corp. v. DorfmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Joseph Triner Corp. v. McNeilIllinois Supreme Court · 1936
- Weco Products Co. v. Reed Drug Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by70 opinions
- Salisbury Beauty Schools v. State Board of CosmetologistsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- Neuenschwander v. Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Barry Properties v. Fick Bros. Roofing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Governor of the State v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Levin v. Sinai Hosp. of Balto.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
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