Legal Opinion
White Industries, Inc. v. Cessna Aircraft Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1988No. 87-1672PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
White Industries, an authorized dealer of Cessna aircraft, brings this lawsuit against the Cessna Aircraft Company for price discrimination under §§ 2(a) and 2(f) of the Robinson-Patman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 13(a) and 13(f). White’s suit also alleges a combination and conspiracy to violate § 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, but, as we discuss below, the Sherman Act claim is really only a variation on White’s central price-discrimination theory.
This case started seventeen years ago, in 1971, when the Cessna Finance Corporation sued the White dealership over some notes it…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- J. Truett Payne Co. v. Chrysler Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Allied Van Lines, Inc. v. Small Business AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- White Industries, Inc. v. Cessna Aircraft Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1987
- In Re Cessna Aircraft Distributorship Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1973
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