Legal Opinion

Midwestern MacHinery Co. v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 7, 2004No. 03-1664PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs (referred to collectively as Midwestern) appeal from a summary judgment entered against them in their action against Northwest Airlines under § 7 of the Clayton Act, see 15 U.S.C. § 18. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.1

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Northwest Airlines merged with Republic Airlines in 1986. Before the merger, Northwest was the eighth largest airline in the United States, and Republic was the ninth largest. Both had a significant presence at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP). The merger was sanctioned by…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. United States v. ITT Continental Baking Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Klehr v. A. O. Smith Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957

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