Legal Opinion
The Stanley Works v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 17, 1972No. 11, Docket 71-1742PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents important questions of antitrust law. The central issue is whether the August 1966 acquisition of Amerock Corporation by The Stanley Works violated § 7 of the Clayton Act1 and § 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.2 The Federal Trade Commission held that it did and ordered divestiture.3 Stanley filed a petition asking this Court to review and set aside the Commission’s order. See 15 U.S.C. § 45(c). For the reasons given below, we believe the effect of the merger may be substantially to lessen actual competition in the national cabinet…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Philadelphia National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Missouri Portland Cement Company, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. Cargill, Incorporated, Defendant-Appellee-Appellant, and the First BostoncorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
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