Mead Johnson & Co. v. Martin Wholesale Distributors, Inc.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

This is a case involving interpretation and application of Pennsylvania’s Pair Trade Act (Act of June 5, 1935, P. L. 266, §2, as amended, 73 PS §8). The plaintiff, Mead Johnson & Company, asked for and obtained a preliminary injunction against the defendant, Martin Wholesale Distributors, Inc. The defendant appealed.

The plaintiff (an Indiana corporation doing business in Pennsylvania) manufactures and sells certain nationally advertised products known as “Dextri-Maltose,” “Poli-Visol,” “Tri-Vi-Sol”, “Lactum” and others. It has entered into contracts with various…