Legal Opinion

Esco Corporation v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 20, 1965No. 19384_1PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a jury verdict convicting appellant corporation of violating Section 1 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. § 1) by means of its participation in an alleged price-fixing conspiracy, admittedly a per se violation of the Act. United States v. Trenton Potteries Co., 273 U.S. 392, 47 S.Ct. 377, 71 L.Ed. 700 (1927); Standard Oil Co. v. United States, 221 U.S. 1, 31 S.Ct. 502, 55 L.Ed. 619 (1911).

The defendants originally named as co-conspirators were the four principal West Coast distributors of stainless steel pipe and tubing. The conspiracy was alleged to…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  3. Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Krulewitch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Nye & Nissen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Richards v. Nielsen Freight LinesDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1985
  2. United States v. Roy B. Kelly, Cecil v. Hagen and Milton J. ShuckCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
  3. Robert TURNER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Charles D. MARSHALL, Warden, Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Maurice H. Friedman, United States of America v. Manuel JacobsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  5. C. O. Hanson v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976

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