Legal Opinion
Bostick Oil Company, Inc. v. Michelin Tire Corporation, Commercial Division
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1983No. 81-1985PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
Bostick Oil Company, Inc., (Bostick) brought this private antitrust suit under various federal and state statutes when the Michelin Tire Corporation, Commercial Division, (Michelin) terminated Bostick’s contract as a distributor of Michelin truck tires. At the close of Bostick’s evidence at trial, the district court granted Michelin’s motion for a directed verdict on the causes of action then remaining: 1 attempt to monopolize under § 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2; contract, combination or conspiracy in restraint of trade, in violation of § 1 of the…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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3Cited by34 opinions
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