Legal Opinion
Owens v. Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 27, 1992No. 440PA89PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EXUM, Chief Justice.
Plaintiff, a retailer of Pepsi-Cola products, brought this action against defendant, a bottler and distributor of these products, alleging unfair practices and price-fixing under Chapter 75 of our General Statutes, fraud and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage. Defendant pleaded the protections of the Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act of 1980 (Soft Drink Act), 15 U.S.C. §§ 3501-03.
After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to all claims. On plaintiff’s appeal the Court of Appeals reversed on…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La CuestaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc. v. Checkers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Pepsico, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Coleman v. . WhisnantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1945
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