Albrecht v. Herald Co.

A jury returned a verdict for respondent in petitioner’s suit for treble damages for violation of § 1 of the Sherman Act.1 Judgment was entered on the verdict and the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed. 367 F. 2d 517 (1966). The question is whether the denial of petitioner’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was correctly affirmed by the Court of Appeals. Because this case presents important issues under the antitrust laws, we granted certiorari. 386 U. S. 941 (1967).

*147We take the facts from those stated by the Court of Appeals. Respondent publishes the…