Legal Opinion
United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 11, 1956No. 448PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
This is a direct appeal by the Government under the Expediting Act, 32 Stat. 823, 15 U. S. C. § 29, as amended by 62 Stat. 869, from a decision of the District Court for the Southern District of New York, interpreting the scope of the exemption from the antitrust laws provided by “fair trade” legislation.
Appellee, a Maryland corporation with its home office in New York, is the largest drug wholesaler in the United States. Operating through 74 wholesale divisions located in 35 States, it sells drugstore merchandise of various brands to retailers, principally drugstores, substantially…
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