Legal Opinion
Weeks v. Bareco Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 22, 1941No. 7603PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
This is a civil, statutory 1 action to re- • cover treble damages for injuries caused by an unlawful combination violative of the Anti-Trust Laws, 2 and is an aftermath of a criminal prosecution therefor. 3
Plaintiffs are two Illinois jobbers of gasoline. They sue on their own behalf, and as representatives of a class of approximately 900 Illinois jobbers. The nineteen defendants' are oil companies which were charged by indictments, with violating the Sherman Act.
The gist of the alleged conspiracy and injury is that defendants, in 1934, 1935, and 1936, lessened the…
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