Jackson Brewing Co. v. Clarke

STEPHENSON, Justice.

Plaintiff brought this action to cancel a claim defendant had against plaintiff for beer sold to him. Defendant filed a cross-action to recover from plaintiff the sales price of the beer. Judgment was rendered for plaintiff upon a finding of the jury to the effect that the indebtedness had been incurred in a transaction which violated the Texas Antitrust laws.

The jury found in answer to the first special issue that the beer was sold by defendant to plaintiff under an agreement that plaintiff would sell the beer only in a limited specific territory, that defendant would not…