United States v. American Honda Motor Company

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

SWEIGERT, District Judge.

Defendant, American Honda Motor Company, Inc., (hereinafter Honda) a California corporation engaged in the distribution of Japanese-made Honda motorcycles throughout the United States, was indicted in this district on August 3, 1966, on a charge of violation of Section I of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, by conspiring with its co-defendants, independent San Francisco Bay Area Honda dealers, to fix, maintain and stabilize retail prices of Honda motorcycles, parts and accessories “in the San Francisco Bay Area”.

The case is before the Court on a…