Legal Opinion
United States v. Consolidated Foods Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 10, 1978No. Civ. A. 78-1241PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADJUDICATION
DITTER, District Judge.
Alleging that a proposed merger of two frozen dessert pie producers will substantially lessen competition, the Anti-Trust Division of the Department of Justice has petitioned this court for a preliminary and permanent injunction. Jurisdiction is founded upon 15 U.S.C. § 25.
The Government contends that the proposed acquisition of Chef Pierre, Inc. by Consolidated Foods Corporation violates section 7 of the Clayton Act. After an eight day trial on the merits, I have decided that the merger does not offend the provisions of section 7, and that all injunctive…
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