Legal Opinion
First Beverages, Inc. of Las Vegas v. Royal Crown Cola Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1980No. Nos. 77-3536, 78-1050PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants filed suit contending that Royal Crown Cola Co.’s vertically-imposed territorial market restrictions violated § 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Royal Crown responded that its exclusive territorial trademark licensing system was lawful and filed breach of contract and antitrust counterclaims against appellants.
The jury found in Royal Crown’s favor on appellants’ claims and on the counterclaims. We affirm.
I. Statement of the Case
Royal Crown is a well-established soft drink manufacturer. It sells soft drink concentrate to its bottlers, who mix the concentrate with…
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