Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.

SHERIDAN, District Judge.

This is a motion by plaintiff for the production and inspection of documents under Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A.

For many years, defendant, a manufacturer of machinery used in the production of shoes, made available to shoe manufacturers its more important machinery on a “lease only” basis. In 1947, the Government filed a complaint against defendant under § 4 of the Sherman Act, Act of July 2, 1890, c. 647, 26 Stat. 209, 15 U.S.C.A. § 4, to restrain certain alleged monopolistic practices. The defendant was found to have violated the Act.…