Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Ponder
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1989No. Nos. 88-1364 and 89-1309PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment reflecting that owners of a small town newspaper monopolized the local newspaper advertising market through predatory pricing in violation of section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2 (1982). We find insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict and the resulting judgment. We reverse and remand the case to the district court1 with directions to enter a judgment for the defendants.
1. Background
The setting of this dispute is Doniphan, Missouri, a town of around 1900 people and the seat of Ripley County. Ripley County has a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Janich Bros., Inc. v. The American Distilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Barry Wright Corporation v. Itt Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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