Old Dearborn Distributing Co. v. Seagram-Distillers Corp.

These appeals bring here for decision the question of the constitutional validity of §§ 1 and 2 of the Fair Trade Act of Illinois (Smith-Hurd Rev. Stat., 1935, c. 121-%, § 188 et seq.) Illinois State Bar Stat., 1935, c. 140, § 8 et seq.), providing as follows:

“Section 1. No contract relating to the sale or resale of a commodity which bears, or the label or content of which bears, the trade mark, brand or name of the producer or owner of such commodity and which is in fair and open competition with commodities of the same general class produced by others shall be deemed in violation of any law…