Legal Opinion

Denver Petroleum Corporation v. Shell Oil Company

District Court, D. Colorado

Decided August 14, 1969No. Civ. A. 66-C-650PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION WITH FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

ARRAJ, Chief Judge.

This action is to recover treble damages under section 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 15, for defendant’s alleged violation of section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2. The matter has been tried to the Court, proposed findings have been submitted by the parties and legal questions have been extensively briefed and argued. We begin with a summary of the basic claims of the contestants.

While plaintiffs initially complained of a monopoly in the purchase, transport and sale of crude oil and condensate in a…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  5. American Banana Co. v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Woods Exploration & Producing Company, Inc. v. Aluminum Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  2. Hecht v. Pro-Football, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  3. Telex Corp. v. International Business MacHines Corp.District Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1973
  4. Southern Pacific Communications Co. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
  5. Central Telecommunications, Inc. v. Tci Cablevision, Inc., Community Telecommunications, Inc. And Telecommunications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986

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