Jeffrey-Nichols Motor Co. v. Hupp Motor Car Corporation

WILSON, Circuit Judge.

This is an action under the federal antitrust laws to recover damages alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiff and appellant through acts of the defendant tending to lessen competition in the automobile business and in restraint of trade.

The plaintiff is a Massachusetts corporation, and the defendant is a Virginia corporation, licensed to do business and having its principal place of business in Detroit, Mich.

The plaintiff brought its action in the district of Massachusetts and served a summons on the defendant in the Eastern district of Michigan.

The defendant…