Mid-South Distributors and Cotton States, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
John R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
We do not overwork a faithful figure to say that this is the other side of the coin. For here it really is. In a series of cases appealed from adverse decisions of the Federal Trade Commission, four Courts of Appeals have now held in seven cases 1 that manufacture-sellers violated § 2(a) of the Robinson-Patman Act by selling automotive parts at discriminatory prices through volume rebates extended either directly to individual buyers or to them through buyer-groups. Here, as did the Second Circuit in its recent case 2 we deal with the FTC's cease and desist order…
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- Roland Electrical Co. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Federal Trade Commission v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Moog Industries, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Automatic Canteen Co. of America v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Assn., Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by9 opinions
- National Dairy Products Corporation v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- American Booksellers Ass'n v. Barnes & Noble, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2001
- Continental Baking Co. v. Utah Pie Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Alhambra Motor Parts v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Thurman Industries, Inc. v. Pay'n Pak Stores, Inc.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1987
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