Legal Opinion

Fitch v. Kentucky-Tennessee Light & Power Co.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 4, 1943No. 9368PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McAllister, circuit judge.

The Kentucky-Tennessee Light & Power Company brought suit against Henry D. Fitch, its former president, the Nashville Coal Company, and Justin Potter, its president, alleging that Fitch, in purchasing coal for the Power Company, from the Coal Company, had accepted bribes from Potter and the Coal Company; that the three defendants thereby violated the Robinson-Patman Act; and that they were liable to the complainant in treble damages. Various motions to strike and dismiss were denied by the district court, 37 F.Supp. 728, and, thereafter, in consideration of a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  2. Stafford v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  3. Lemke v. Farmers Grain Co. of EmbdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  4. George Van Camp & Sons Co. v. American Can Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
  5. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Calnetics Corporation and Meier-Line, Inc. v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., Calnetics Corporation v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., (Five Cases)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
  2. Rangen, Inc., a Corporation, Buhl Feed & Ice Company, a Corporation, and Elwood D. Grimes v. Sterling Nelson & Sons, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
  3. State of Alabama Ex Rel. William J. Baxley, Attorney General v. Arthur D. Woody, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  4. Murphy Tugboat Co. v. Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1979
  5. Seaboard Supply Co. v. Congoleum Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985

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