Dunshee v. Standard Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. Jesse A. Miller, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for unlawful interference with trade. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. The plaintiff also appeals, but in the discussion of the case defendants only will be spoken of as appellants.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
During all the period covered by this controversy, the Standard Oil Company had been a wholesale dealer in oil at the city of Des Moines. In the year 1893 the Crystal Oil Company (plaintiff’s assignor), a local corporation, entered the retail trade in oil, selling its goods from tank wagons hauled about the streets, and delivered to its customers at their homes. Its business grew from year to year until, in 1898, it employed from four to eight wagons, covering the territory of the city very generally. During the period mentioned, the Crystal Company purchased its supplies from the defendant,…
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