Legal Opinion
Marshall Durbin Farms, Inc. v. National Farmers Organization, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1971No. 30251PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
National Farmers Organization (NFO) 1 and several of its members appeal from the District Court’s order granting a preliminary injunction against them in an action alleging violations of §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1-2. We reverse.
The fourteen plaintiffs 2 are processors of broiler chickens and operators of feed mills. They have large numbers of plants and facilities located in numerous different towns in many counties of North Alabama. Generally speaking, the growing of broilers is contracted out to farmers, each of whom feeds and cares for chickens…
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