Legal Opinion
Havoco of America, Ltd. v. Shell Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 3, 1980No. 79-1261PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Havoco of America, Ltd. (Havoco) brought this treble damage action against the Shell Oil Company (Shell) pursuant to Section 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 15, alleging that Shell conspired to restrain trade in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the district court erred in dismissing the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
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The factual allegations in the complaint, which we assume to be true for purposes of considering a dismissal for failure to state a…
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