Legal Opinion
County of Oakland v. City of Detroit
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1989No. Nos. 86-1200, 86-1217, 86-1218, 86-1266 to 86-1268, 86-1303 and 86-1334PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Oakland County, Michigan, brought a federal antitrust and RICO action against the City of Detroit and its mayor, among others, on account of alleged overcharges for sewerage services. Macomb County, Michigan, was allowed to intervene in the action as an additional party plaintiff.
The prices paid for the sewerage services were a function of the costs Detroit incurred in providing them. The plaintiff counties claimed that these costs were excessive, Detroit allegedly having procured sludge disposal services at inflated prices set in a price-fixing conspiracy, with…
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