Legal Opinion

Alloy International Co., a Corporation v. Hoover-Nsk Bearing Company, Inc., a Corporation, and Hoover Ball & Bearing Company, a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 12, 1980No. 78-2137PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TONE, Circuit Judge.

The evidence in this treble-damage action under § 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, would have permitted the jury to find that the defendant manufacturer refused to sell to the plaintiff distributor as a result of an agreement with the latter’s competitor aimed at eliminating price competition between the distributors. The jury, however, returned a general verdict in favor of the defendant manufacturer. The principal issues presented by the parties are, first, whether such a refusal to sell would have been a per se violation of § 1, and, second, if so, whether the jury…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  2. Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. Railroad Companies v. SchutteSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  4. Cernuto, Inc. v. United Cabinet Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  5. Ca 79-2963 Eloise Beard, as Administratrix of the Estate of Jeff Beard, Deceased v. Roy Martin MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by74 opinions

  1. MCI Communications Corporation and MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  2. Bennie Lenard, Cross-Appellant v. Robert Argento & Joseph Sansone v. Village of Melrose ParkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  3. Spray-Rite Service Corporation, an Iowa Corporation v. Monsanto Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  4. Biodex Corporation v. Loredan Biomedical, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. CardallCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989

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