Gentry v. C & D Oil Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

H. FRANKLIN WATERS, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiff, Edward C. Gentry, t/a Quick Pick Grocery, instituted this action by way of “Class Action Complaint” on behalf of all persons who have purchased or obtained gasoline products from the defendants and have resold those products to the public. Jurisdiction is invoked pursuant to sections 4 and 16 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 15 and 26, as amended), and section 1 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. § 1).

The plaintiff alleges that the three corporate defendants unlawfully engaged in a continuing combination and conspiracy to…