Legal Opinion
Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 15, 1974No. 73-781PublishedCited by 1,567 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
Alberto-Culver Co., the respondent, is an American company incorporated in Delaware with its principal office in Illinois. It manufactures and distributes toiletries and hair products in this country and abroad. During the 1960’s Alberto-Culver decided to expand its overseas operations, and as part of this program it approached the petitioner Fritz Scherk, a German citizen residing at the time of trial in Switzerland. Scherk was the owner of three interrelated business entities, organized under the laws of Germany and Liechtenstein, that were engaged in the manufacture of toiletries and the…
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