Legal Opinion

McCabe's Furniture, Inc. v. La-Z-Boy Chair Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 13, 1986No. 85-1825PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

La-Z-Boy Chair Company, a manufacturer, appeals from a jury verdict awarding $90,000 in treble damage to McCabe’s Furniture, a terminated dealer. The jury found that La-Z-Boy had conspired with Cyrus Opferman, owner of a La-Z-Boy Showcase Shoppe competing with McCabe’s, to maintain resale prices, a per se violation of section one of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. (1982). La-Z-Boy appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, arguing that McCabe’s presented insufficient evidence of a vertical price maintenance…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Monsanto Co. v. Spray-Rite Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. United Healthcare Corporation v. American Trade Insurance Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. Mildred Way v. Mueller Brass Company, Mississippi State Employment Service, and Judith RileyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  4. Thomas G. Lovett, Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of John Peterson Motors, Inc. Donald John Peterson, Individually v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  5. Ryko Manufacturing Co. v. Eden ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987

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