Legal Opinion
Bell v. Cherokee Aviation Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1981No. Nos. 79-1228, 79-1229PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
This case presents various issues regarding tying arrangements and Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The defendant, Cherokee Aviation (“Cherokee”) subleased space at the Knoxville, Tennessee airport to the plaintiff, Executive Aviation (“Executive”). In the lease agreement, Executive agreed to obtain certain goods and services only from Cherokee. The district court found that the lease provisions constituted a tying arrangement which violated Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. We agree and affirm Judge Robert Taylor’s decision.
FACTS
Cherokee is a fixed base…
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