Legal Opinion
Standard Oil Co. v. Moore
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1957No. 14927PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
This is a treble-damage antitrust suit, brought by George F. Moore, a former Seattle gasoline service station owner and operator, against seven major oil companies.1 Charging defendants with the destruction of his business, plaintiff sought treble damages in the amount of $285,000. He also asked for a decree requiring defendants to divest themselves of all interest in, or control of, retail service stations in the competitive area. Attorneys’ fees in the sum of $40,000 were requested.
After a trial which lasted more than three months, the jury returned a verdict of…
2Cases cited74 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- American Tobacco Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. Colgate & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by120 opinions
- Richards v. Nielsen Freight LinesDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1985
- Harold D. Blankenship, an Individual v. The Hearst Corporation, a Corporation, William H. Myers, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Kenneth Lehrman v. Gulf Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Ronald Thomas BohleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
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