Burdett Sound, Inc. v. Altec Corporation

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the none too novel question of whether a manufacturer violates the Sherman Act when it terminates a business relationship with one of its distributors and contracts with a new firm. Finding that it does not, we affirm the judgment below.

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Altec Corporation is a manufacturer of sound and communications equipment for use in commercial establishments. Burdett Sound was an authorized sound engineering contractor for Altec in Tampa, Florida, and thirteen west coast Florida counties. Although it was the only factory authorized Altec representative…