Cantor v. Detroit Edison Co.

FEIKENS, Chief Judge.

OPINION AS TO ATTORNEY FEE AWARD

Attorneys for the plaintiff class in this antitrust suit petition for an award of attorney’s fees.

*756 Background'

Although portions of the proceedings have been described elsewhere (Cantor v. Detroit Edison, D.C., 392 F.Supp. 1110; Cantor v. Detroit Edison, 428 U.S. 579, 96 S.Ct. 3110, 49 L.Ed.2d 1141), the history of this case is described in some detail for purposes of this fee petition.

Suit was filed on July 6, 1973. The complaint alleged that defendant through its program of supplying light bulbs to its customers without charge, and of…