Legal Opinion
Hoskins Coal & Dock Corp. v. Truax Traer Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 17, 1951No. 10412PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff sought to recover treble damages under Section 4 of the Clayton Act, Title 15 U.S.C.A. § 15. Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint upon the ground, amongst others, that, inasmuch as the cause of action asserted had arisen in Illinois, “more than two years prior to- the commencement of the action” it was barred by the Illinois statute. Ill.Rev.Stat.1947, Chap. 83, § 15. The court allowed the motion and entered judgment dismissing the suit. This appeal followed.
Congress has enacted no statute Of limitations governing private actions for treble damages under…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Chattanooga Foundry & Pipe Works v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Leffingwell v. WarrenSupreme Court of the United States · 1862
- Bauserman v. BluntSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Fleitmann Ex Rel. Stockholders of the Consolidated Street Lighting Co. v. Welsbach Street Lighting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Pufahl v. Estate of ParksSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Emich Motors Corporation and U. S. Acceptance Corporation v. General Motors Corporation and General Motors Acceptance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- Sun Theatre Corp. v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Electric Theater Co. v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1953
- Walder v. Paramount Publix CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- Grosser v. Commodity Exchange, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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