Trabert & Hoeffer, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Piaget Watch Corporation, North American Watch Corporation and Concord Watch Corporation

Defendants-appellants North American Watch Corporation and two subsidiaries, Piaget Watch Corporation and Concord Watch Corporation, appeal from a judgment below finding them liable under section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. The district court, Judge Grady presiding, found that the defendants ceased to supply watches for resale to plaintiff Trabert & Hoeffer, Inc., a jewelry retailer, pursuant to a price-fixing agreement between defendants and plaintiff’s competitors. The case was tried without a jury; voluminous documentary evidence was viewed by the district court and extensive…