Legal Opinion
Jack Walters & Sons Corp. v. Morton Building, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 1984No. 83-2300PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This antitrust suit under section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, pits a building-materials dealer, Walters, against a manufacturer of prefabricated farm buildings, Morton. The complaint, filed in 1978, alleges that Morton tied building components to its trademark, assigned its franchised dealers (one of whom was Walters) exclusive sales territories, limited the prices the dealers could charge consumers, and eventually took over the dealership function, terminating Walters in the process.. There also is a pendent claim for breach of a duty of fair dealing under…
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