Legal Opinion
Fischer v. NWA, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1989No. 88-5258PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Appellants William R. Fischer, et al., are former stockholders in Fischer Bros. Aviation (Fischer), an airline that provided regional connecting flight service for Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest) at Detroit. In the district court,1 Fischer asserted antitrust and common-law claims against Northwest and Simmons Airlines, Inc. (Simmons). The allegedly unlawful conduct by Northwest and Simmons stemmed from Northwest’s 1987 acquisition of Republic Airlines, Inc. (Republic). Under a contract much like the Northwest/Fischer agreement, Simmons had provided connecting flight…
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