Legal Opinion
Bruce's Juices, Inc. v. American Can Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 7, 1947No. 27PublishedCited by 266 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
The federal question which survives proceedings in the Florida state courts is whether renewal notes representing the purchase price of goods sold and delivered are uncollectible if it is found that the vendor violated the Robinson-Patman Act, 49 Stat. 1526, 1528; 15 U. S. C. §§ 13, 13a.
Bruce is a canner and, over a period of years, bought its cans chiefly from The American Can Company. A debt accumulated which was put into promissory notes and on one or more occasions they were renewed, reduced by amounts which had been paid. Upon eventual default, two suits, later consolidated, were brought…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- McMullen v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Continental Wall Paper Co. v. Louis Voight & Sons Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- D. R. Wilder Manufacturing Co. v. Corn Products Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by266 opinions
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- Kelly v. KosugaSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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