Legal Opinion
Town of Concord, Mass. v. Boston Edison Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 5, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-1881-CPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.
This action is before the Court on defendant’s motion to dismiss Count II of the plaintiffs’ complaint. The sole issue for decision is whether electricity is a “commodity” within the meaning of Section 2(a) of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 13(a), also referred to as the Robinson-Patman Act.
The plaintiffs are municipal corporations which own and operate electric distribution systems and engage in the distribution of electric power at retail. The defendant is a vertically integrated power company which generates, transmits and sells electric power at…
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- City of Kirkwood, a Municipal Corporation v. Union Electric Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- City of Gainesville v. Florida Power & Light Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1980
- Bernard M. Baum and Daniel S. Shulman v. Investors Diversified Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
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