Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 16, 1969No. 624PublishedCited by 189 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
In 1959 petitioner, Clyde A. Perkins, brought this civil antitrust action against the Standard Oil Company of California seeking treble damages under § 2 of the Clayton Act, as amended by the Robinson-Patman Act,1 for injuries alleged to have resulted from Standard’s price discriminations in the sale of gasoline and oil during a period of over two years from 1955 to 1957. In 1963, after *644a lengthy and complicated trial, the jury returned a verdict for Perkins and assessed damages against Standard of $333,404.67, which, after trebling by the court and after the addition of attorney’s fees,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Karseal Corporation v. Richfield Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Federal Trade Commission v. Fred Meyer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Standard Oil Company of California, a Corporation v. Clyde A. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
3Cited by189 opinions
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- J. Truett Payne Co. v. Chrysler Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- J.F. Feeser, Inc. v. Serv-A-Portion, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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