United States v. Bowman Dairy Co.

DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

The indictment herein charged eight corporations, all engaged in the milk business, and nine officers of such corporations with violation of Sec. 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1, by conspiring to allocate, among such corporations, wholesale fluid milk customers in the Chicago area, and also to allocate the sales of fluid milk to certain public institutions located in said area.

The various defendants moved to dismiss the indictment, which motions were denied. Thereafter defendants moved for a bill of particulars, for discovery under Rule 16, and for a subpoena duces…