Legal Opinion
Richard Plekowski v. Ralston-Purina Company, in Re Richard J. Plekowski
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1977No. 77-1270 and 77-1594PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
This case is before the court on a consolidated petition for writ of mandamus and motion to dismiss the appeal. After careful consideration we conclude that mandamus is inappropriate and that the appeal should be dismissed.
Petitioner-appellant, Richard J. Plekowski (plaintiff), alleges that respondent-appellee, Ralston Purina Company (defendant), violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1, and Section 3 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 14, by its credit tie-in arrangement with plaintiff and thousands of similarly situated farmers.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Will v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Windham v. American Brands, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- In Re Adele HalkinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Armstrong v. Martin Marietta Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Gold v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Dameron v. Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1984
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