Legal Opinion
Andrew Byars v. Bluff City News Company, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1980No. 77-1227PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
This case presents intriguing questions of single firm monopoly power under section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2. 1 The principle issue presented is one of the most unsettled and vexatious in the antitrust field: under what circumstances does a monopolist have a duty to deal? 2
The plaintiff, Andrew Byars (Byars),-’had a long-standing business relationship with the defendant, Bluff City News Co. (Bluff City). 3 Bluff City changed ownership in 1970 and ended all of its business dealings with Byars. The plaintiff then brought this action, alleging that Bluff…
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