Legal Opinion
Christofferson Dairy, Inc. v. MMM Sales, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1988No. Nos. 87-3765, 87-3888PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
Christofferson Dairy brought suit under sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act against MMM Sales and its customer Dari-gold alleging a conspiracy to prevent Chris-tofferson from purchasing California sur*1170plus milk. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of MMM and Dari-gold, finding that Christofferson did not present sufficient evidence of an intent to restrain competition, or of an actual injury to competition. We AFFIRM.
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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Christofferson Dairy, Inc. operates a fluid milk bottling plant in Mt. Vernon, Washington. Christofferson…
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