Legal Opinion

L.A. Draper & Son v. Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc., a Corporation Hessco Industrial Supply, Inc., a Corporation Fred Z. Hester, an Individual

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 29, 1984No. 83-7242PublishedCited by 178 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:

L.A. Draper & Sons, Inc. 1 (plaintiff in the action below) appeals a directed verdict on its antitrust claim against defendants, Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc. (referred to as “Whiffy”) 2 , Hessco Industrial Supply, Inc. (“Hessco”), and Fred Hester 3 , and the dismissal without prejudice of its pendent state unfair competition claims.

The antitrust claim under Section 1 of the Sherman Act involves a cause of action similar to that discussed in Northwest Power Products, Inc. v. Omark Industries, Inc., 576 F.2d 83 (5th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 911 (1979),…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  3. Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by178 opinions

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