Legal Opinion
Charles A. Ramsay Co. v. Associated Bill Posters of United States and Canada
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 2, 1923No. 100, 101PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
These are separate actions for'treble damages under the Sherman Act. The plaintiffs are distinct corporations and demand different sums; otherwise their complaints are identical. Holding no cause of action was stated the trial court dismissed both complaints, upon demurrer, and the Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed this action. 271 Fed. 140. It will suffice to state the substance of the pertinent allegations.
Plaintiffs were solicitors of advertising for customers in many States. They prepared, designed, purchased and sold posters and caused them to be displayed by local operators in many…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers' Ass'n v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Loewe v. LawlorSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Hopkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Federal Trade Commission v. Cement InstituteSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Paramount Famous Lasky Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Packer Corp. v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Ring v. SpinaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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