Legal Opinion
A. L. Black v. Acme Markets, Inc., First National Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 9, 1977No. 76-3040PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. The defendant, First National Stores, is one of a large group of supermarket chains whom the plaintiffs, Texas producers and feeders of cattle, accuse of conspiring together to depress the price of beef in violation of the anti-trust laws. 1 The defendant is a Massachusetts corporation with its headquarters in Somerville. Process was served by substituted service upon the Secretary of State of the State of Texas pursuant to the Texas long-arm…
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- Henry J. Weller v. Cromwell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Leasco Data Processing Equipment Corp. v. MaxwellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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