Legal Opinion

Harper Plastics, Inc. v. Amoco Chemicals Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 17, 1980No. 79-1639PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TONE, Circuit Judge.

The sole question we address in this opinion1 is whether the district court properly granted summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim that defendants had violated § 2(e) of the Clayton Act, as amended by the Robinson-Patman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 13(e), by refusing an unconditional delivery of goods to plaintiff despite an alleged contract between the parties.2 The district court granted judgment for defendants on the ground that no “consummated transaction” had taken place and that plaintiff was thus not a “purchaser” within the meaning of § 2(e). We affirm on the ground that the…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. United States v. Colgate & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
  2. Carter v. StantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Corn Products Refining Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Federal Trade Commission v. Simplicity Pattern Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. M. C. Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Texas Foundries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Committee for the First Amendment v. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  2. Davis v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  3. Harper Plastics, Inc. v. Amoco Chemicals Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  4. United States v. One Heckler-Koch Rifle, Etc., Appeal of Don McBainCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  5. L & L Oil Company, Inc. v. Murphy Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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