Legal Opinion
Fuchs Sugars & Syrups, Inc. v. Amstar Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 8, 1979No. Nos. 164, 165, Dockets 78-7188, 78-7222PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Two sugar brokers, Fuchs Sugars & Syrups, Inc. (“Fuchs”) and Francis J. Prael (“Prael”) brought this action in the Southern District of New York against the Am-star Sugar Corporation (“Amstar”), a large sugar refiner, alleging antitrust violations under Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2. The suit was triggered by Amstar’s decision in 1974 to terminate the services of Fuchs and Prael as its general sugar brokers.
At the conclusion of a three-week trial before Judge Ward, the jury found that Amstar had conspired to restrain trade in violation of § 1 of…
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