Ackerman-Chillingworth, Division of Marsh & McLennan, Inc. v. Pacific Electrical Contractors Ass'n

ELY, Circuit Judge:

This is a private antitrust action challenging a workmen’s compensation plan, which was implemented by an employers’ association pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. The appellants alleged that the plan was both illegal per se and unlawful as contrary to the rule of reason under section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 (1970). The opposing parties moved for summary judgment, and the District Court granted the motion of the appellees, writing an excellent opinion, reported at 405 F.Supp. 99 (D.Hawaii 1975). Here, the appellants vigorously challenge the propriety…