Legal Opinion
Business Electronics Corporation v. Sharp Electronics Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1986No. 84-2618PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Defendant-appellant Sharp Electronics Corporation (Sharp) appeals from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellee Business Electronics Corporation (BEC), a former dealer in Sharp calculators, in BEC’s claim that Sharp committed a per se violation of section one of the Sherman Act by agreeing with a competing dealer to terminate BEC because of its price cutting. Sharp contends that (1) the district court erred in instructing that it must find per se liability without regard to any agreement on price, (2) the evidence was insufficient to support a jury finding of per se…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Monsanto Co. v. Spray-Rite Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Colgate & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Dr. Miles Medical Co. v. John D. Park & Sons Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Westman Commission Company, Cross-Appellant v. Hobart International, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- The Jeanery, Inc., an Oregon Corporation, and Rock Bottom Jean Co., Inc., an Oregon Corporation v. James Jeans, Inc., a Washington CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Robert A. Morrison, D/B/A Morrison Enterprises v. Murray Biscuit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Local Beauty Supply, Inc. v. Lamaur Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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