Legal Opinion
Gerber Products Co. v. Beech-Nut Life Savers, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 23, 1958PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
This case centers about what the plaintiff labels a “price war” or a “war of attrition” but which the defendant characterizes as vigorous competition in its struggle for economic survival in the baby food products market in the State of California.
The complaint charges the defendant with attempting to monopolize the California market by unreasonable reduction in the price of its glass contained baby food product and various violations of the Robinson-Patman Act. 1
The immediate matter before the Court is the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction to compel the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Hamilton Watch Co. v. Benrus Watch Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Nashville Milk Co. v. Carnation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- The Balian Ice Cream Co., Inc., a Corporation v. Arden Farms Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Federal Trade Commission v. Borden Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- International Distribution Centers, Inc. v. Walsh Trucking Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Eye Encounter, Inc. v. Contour Art, Ltd.District Court, E.D. New York · 1979
- HJ Heinz Company v. Beech-Nut Life Savers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- International Distribution Centers, Inc. v. Walsh Trucking Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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