Legal Opinion

General Electric Co. v. American Buyers Cooperative, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided June 20, 1958PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appeal brings before us the constitutionality of the statute which regulates the resale price of commodities, generally called the Fair Trade Act. KRS 365.080 and 365.090. The statute was enacted at the Fourth Extraordinary Session of the 1936 Legislature. Ch. 24, Acts. It is patterned after statutes of other states. See Note, 19 A.L.R.Zd 1139. The trial court held the second section of the Act, KRS 365.090, to be unconstitutional. The validity of the entire act was debated on the appeal.

The material part of the first section, KRS 365.080, is copied for ready…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Old Dearborn Distributing Co. v. Seagram-Distillers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. Tyson & Brother v. BantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  4. Bourjois Sales Corp. v. DorfmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
  5. Joseph Triner Corp. v. McNeilIllinois Supreme Court · 1936

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Wilke & Holzheiser, Inc. v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage ControlCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cowan v. WilkinsonKentucky Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Bulova Watch Co. v. Zale Jewelry Co. of CheyenneWyoming Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Ventas, Inc. v. HCP, INC.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
  5. Kentucky Milk Marketing & Antimonopoly Commission v. Kroger Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1985

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