Legal Opinion
Fuchs v. Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 1988No. 87-2849PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative (“RECC”) signed an agreement with Central Illinois Public Service Company (“CIPS”) dividing service areas pursuant to the Illinois Electric Supplier Act. Plaintiff customers, who are member-owners of RECC, contend that defendants violated the antitrust laws by engaging in horizontal market division and monopolization. The district court granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment and to dismiss on the ground that defendants’ activities constituted state action exempting1 them from liability under the antitrust laws. 672 F.Supp.…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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