Legal Opinion
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Schwegmann Bros. Giant Super Markets
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 11, 1954No. Civ. A. 3955PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks to have defendants punished for contempt of the injunction issued by this court restraining them from violating the Louisiana Fair Trade Act. Defendants admit sales under the fair trade price via prescriptions issued by physicians. They contend that since such merchandise is not sold under the label or trade-mark of the manufacturer, there is no contempt of the injunction nor violation of the Fair Trade Act.
The matter having come on for hearing, and considering the evidence, arguments and briefs presented by both sides, the court now makes the following…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Old Dearborn Distributing Co. v. Seagram-Distillers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- William R. Warner & Co. v. Eli Lilly & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Hartford-Empire Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Ross-Whitney Corp. v. Smith Kline & French LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Schwegmann Bros. Giant Super Markets v. Eli Lilly & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- Schwegmann Brothers Giant Super Markets v. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. v. Schwegmann Brothers Giant Super MarketsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Munitions Carriers Conference, Inc. v. American Farm LinesDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1969
- Paddington Corp. v. Westville Bevverage Mart, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Heublein, Inc. v. Foremost Sales Promotions, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1973