Legal Opinion
B. B. Rogers v. Douglas Tobacco Board of Trade, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1959No. 17401PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This action is for treble damages for alleged violations of the Sherman AntiTrust Act 1 in the allocation of selling time among the tobacco warehouses on the Douglas, Georgia, market. Most of the facts out of which this case arises, together with a description of the tobacco auction system, are set forth in our opinion on former appeal 2 and need not be repeated at length. The original complaint had involved only the 1954 and 1955 tobacco market seasons. The first appeal was from the judgment of the district court sustaining the motions of the defendants for judgment on…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Brown v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Apex Hosiery Co. v. LeaderSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Stafford v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by32 opinions
- Corwin v. Los Angeles Newspaper Service Bureau, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1971
- Dana I. Kestenbaum v. Falstaff Brewing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Victor Schaffer v. Universal Rundle Corporation, Universal Rundle Corporation v. Victor SchafferCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Larry R. George Sales Company v. Cool Attic Corporation and Butler Ventamatic Corporation, Martin D. SiegelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Mitchell v. PidcockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.