Legal Opinion
United States Steel Corp. v. Fortner Enterprises, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 22, 1977No. 75-853PublishedCited by 218 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
In exchange for respondent’s promise to purchase prefabricated houses to be erected on land near Louisville, Ky., petitioners agreed to finance the cost of acquiring and developing the land. Difficulties arose while the development was in progress, and respondent (Fortner) commenced this treble-damages action, claiming that the transaction was a tying arrangement forbidden by the Sherman Act. Fortner alleged that competition for prefabricated houses (the tied product) was restrained by petitioners’ abuse of power over credit (the tying product). A summary judgment in favor of petitioners was…
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