Legal Opinion
Mutual Fund Investors, Inc. v. Putnam Management Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1977No. 74-3359PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Appellants in this treble-damage antitrust action appeal from the entry of two summary judgments. The central question is the appropriateness of the summary judgment relief.
Mindful that summary judgments are disfavored in antitrust cases where motive or intent is critical, we are cognizant nevertheless that such relief, properly used, is a valuable means to avoid squandering judicial time and resources. Our careful review of the record leads inescapably to the conclusion that movants met their burden of proof, appellants failed to controvert that showing…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by79 opinions
- T.W. Electrical Service, Inc. v. Pacific Electrical Contractors Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Del P. Henry, Jr., a Single Man, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Gill Industries, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Kaiser Cement Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Fischbach and Moore, Inc., the Howard P. Foley Co., a District of Columbia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- T.W. Electrical Service, Inc. v. Pacific Electrical Contractors AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- William Inglis & Sons Baking Co. v. Itt Continental Baking Company, Inc., William Inglis & Sons Baking Co. v. Itt Continental Baking Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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