Legal Opinion
City of Long Beach v. Standard Oil Co. of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1989No. Nos. 86-5859, 86-5860PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
The City of Long Beach and the State of California appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the defendants, six major California oil companies.1 The city charged the companies with conspiring to depress the posted price of crude oil in violation of federal and state antitrust laws.2 The record satisfies us that the plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence to establish genuine issues of material fact in support of their claims. We reverse and remand for trial.3
*1403BACKGROUND
The City of Long Beach, both as trustee for state lands and as proprietor, owns oil…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Monsanto Co. v. Spray-Rite Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- 7-Up Bottling Co. of Jasper Inc. v. Archer Daniels Midland Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Nevada Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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