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Coleman Motor Co., a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Chrysler Corporation and Chrysler Motors Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 14, 1975No. 74--1529PublishedCited by 160 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal questions the extent to which, without violating sections one and two of the Sherman Act, a major manufacturer of motor vehicles may subsidize its partially and wholly owned dealers (factory dealers) which compete at the retail level with independent dealers.

Plaintiff, a former independent Dodge dealership in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, brought a private antitrust action under section four of the Clayton Act against defendants Chrysler Corporation and Chrysler Motors Corporation (collectively Chrysler) seeking treble damages resulting…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  3. United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
  4. Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
  5. Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946

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3Cited by160 opinions

  1. MCI Communications Corporation and MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  2. Edward J. Sweeney & Sons, Inc., and Mission Gas Oil Company, Inc. And Petroleum Products Co. v. Texaco, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
  3. Pastore v. Bell Telephone Co. of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  4. In Re Lower Lake Erie Iron Ore Antitrust Litigation (Mdl No. 587). (Nineteen Cases). Wills Trucking, Inc. Consolidated Dock and Storage, Inc. Toledo World Terminal, Inc. v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Inc. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Inc. Csx Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Inc. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company (d.c. Civil No. 84-02010). Wills Trucking, Inc. And Toledo World Terminal, Inc., in 91-1526. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1586. Wills Trucking, Inc. Consolidated Dock and Storage, Inc. Toledo World Terminal, Inc. v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Inc. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Inc. Csx Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Inc. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company (d.c. Civil No. 84-02010). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1587. C.D. Ambrosia Trucking Co., Inc. v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Csx Corporation, Inc. Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Inc. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation the Penn Central Corporation, Inc. (d.c. Civil No. 84-02012). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1588. Republic Steel Corporation v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Norfolk & Western Railway Company and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company (d.c. Civil No. 84-02079). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1589. National Steel Corporation v. Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Consolidated Rail Corporation (Civil No. 84-02134). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1590. Jones & Laughlin Steel Incorporated v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company Norfolk & Southern Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-02135). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1591. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company Norfolk & Southern Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-02138). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1592. Tauro Brothers Trucking Co. v. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, Inc. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation and Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Inc. v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Co. (d.c. Civil No. 84-02781). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1593. Sharon Steel Corporation v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-05562). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1594. Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority and Codan Corporation v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Inc. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Csx Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Inc. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation, Inc. And the Penn Central Corporation, Inc. (d.c. Civil No. 84-05760). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1595. C.D. Ambrosia Trucking Co., Inc. v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Csx Corporation, Inc. Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Inc. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation the Penn Central Corporation, Inc. (d.c. Civil No. 84-02012). C.D. Ambrosia Trucking Company ("Ambrosia"), in 91-1627. Republic Steel Corporation v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Norfolk & Western Railway Company and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company (d.c. Civil No. 84-02079). Republic Steel Corporation in 91-1628. National Steel Corporation v. Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-02134). National Steel Corporation, in 91-1629. Jones & Laughlin Steel Incorporated v. The Penn Central Corporation, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company Norfolk & Southern Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-02135). Jones & Laughlin Steel Incorporated, in 91-1630. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company Norfolk & Southern Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-02138). Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, in 91-1631. Tauro Brothers Trucking Co. v. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, Inc. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation and Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Inc. v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Co. (d.c. Civil No. 84-02781). Tauro Brothers Trucking Company, in 91-1632. Sharon Steel Corporation v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-05562). Sharon Steel Corporation, in No. 91-1633. Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority and Codan Corporation v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Inc. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Csx Corporation, Inc. Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation, Inc. And the Penn Central Corporation, Inc. (d.c. Civil No. 84-05760). Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority and Codan Corporation ("Erie"), in 91-1634Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  5. Jack Walters & Sons Corp. v. Morton Building, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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