Legal Opinion

Worthen Bank & Trust Company v. National Bankamericard Incorporated

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 24, 1973No. 72-1555PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order granting partial summary judgment to the plaintiff in an antitrust action, based upon a holding by the trial court that the defendant had committed a “per se” violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. We reverse and remand for trial.

I. History

A. Procedural Background

On November 26, 1971, the Worthen Bank & Trust Company (Worthen) filed its complaint on behalf of itself and a class of banks charging that National BankAmericard Incorporated (NBI) had adopted a bylaw, which if enforced would constitute a “group boycott” in violation of Section…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  3. United States v. Topco Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Associated Press v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Associated Press v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. John MacKey v. National Football LeagueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  2. James McCoy (Yazoo) Smith v. Pro Football, Inc., a Maryland Corporation, A/K/A Washington Redskins and the National Football League, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  3. Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo, Inc. v. Fiat Distributors, Inc., and Wakehouse Motors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  4. Harold Friedman Inc. v. Thorofare Markets Inc. And Union Real Estate CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  5. Consolidated Metal Products, Inc. v. American Petroleum InstituteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988

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