Legal Opinion
Morris Crain v. Blue Grass Stockyards Company and Clay-Wachs Stockyards, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1968No. 17998PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from an order of the District Court granting the defendants' motions to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the controversy was within the primary jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Plaintiff’s action in the District Court was for damages and injunctive relief alleging violations by defendants of sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, section 15 of the Clayton Act and of various provisions of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2 and 15, and 7 U.S.C. § 181 et seq., respectively.
The complaint alleged substantially the…
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