Legal Opinion
Southern Distributing Company, Inc. v. Southdown, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1978No. 77-2673PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COWEN, Senior Judge:
The appellants (hereinafter plaintiffs) are eight former distributors of Jax beer, who brought this civil action in the district court seeking redress for several alleged violations of the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act. Southdown, Inc. (Southdown) is a financial holding company which does not manufacture, sell, or compete in the beer market. Pearl Brewing Company (Pearl) is a regional brewer which is wholly owned by Southdown. Jax Beer USA (Jax USA) was a wholly owned subsidiary of Pearl which was organized solely as Pearl’s vehicle for the acquisition of labels,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. Colgate & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- United States v. Parke, Davis & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Barbara R. Gross v. Southern Railway Company, Nancy Ruth Canipelli v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Firemen's Mut. Ins. Co. v. Aponaug Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Glynn J. Pelotto v. L & N Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- W.C. Lane, Jr. v. Celotex Corporation, Keene CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Aladdin Oil Company v. Texaco, Inc. And Poweram Oil Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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