Legal Opinion
United Roasters, Inc. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided January 23, 1980No. 77-184-CIV-5PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum of Decision and Order
MALETZ, Judge. *
Upon consideration of the record, the findings of the jury, the memoranda of the parties and after oral argument, the court concludes for the reasons that follow (1) that N.C.G.S. § 75.1.1 does not apply to the contract termination transaction in issue; and (2) that even assuming that this statute is applicable, it has not been violated. Accordingly, the court holds that plaintiff’s motion for treble damages and attorneys’ fees should be denied.
The Statutes
N.C.G.S. § 75-1.1 provides in part:
Methods of competition, acts and practices regulated;…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Stanback v. StanbackSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Linthicum v. ArchambaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Heller v. Silverbranch Construction Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Federal Trade Commission v. Algoma Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Newton v. Standard Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Marshall v. MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- ITCO Corp. v. Michelin Tire Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- United Roasters, Inc. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Cameron v. New Hanover Memorial Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982
- Atlantic Purchasers, Inc., Stella Maris Inn, Ltd. v. Aircraft Sales, Inc., Donald J. AnklinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
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