Legal Opinion

Ralph H. Littlejohn, Jr. v. Shell Oil Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 22, 1972No. 71-2090PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

In this suit for damages under Section 2(a) of the Clayton Act, as amended by the Robinson-Patman Act, Title 15, U.S.C., Section 13(a), the district court concluded that it was without subject-matter jurisdiction and granted summary judgment for the defendants, 326 F.Supp. 45. We hold that a complaint under the Robinson-Patman Act need not allege that one of the sales involved was interstate in character as long as it charges that interstate sales were used to underwrite allegedly discriminatory intrastate price-cutting tactics. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

Moore v. Mead's Fine Bread Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
Cliff Food Stores, Inc. v. Kroger, Inc. And Bilo, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
Hiram Walker, Incorporated, and South Florida Liquor Distributors, Inc. v. A & S Tropical, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
Willard Dairy Corporation v. National Dairy Products Corporation and Sealtest, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
Walker Oil Company, Inc., and Big S Oil Company v. Hudson Oil Company of Missouri, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by21 opinions

Kenneth Lehrman v. Gulf Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
Ralph H. Littlejohn, Jr. v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
Rosemound Sand and Gravel Company v. Lambert Sand and Gravel CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
Mayer Paving & Asphalt Co. v. General Dynamics Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
Continental Baking Company v. The Old Homestead Bread Company and Interstate Brands CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973

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