Legal Opinion
John Evans, Trustee in Bankruptcy for Hempfield Stores, Inc., a Bankrupt v. S. S. Kresge Company, a Foreign Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 2, 1976No. 75-1782 and 76-1181PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to examine the business and license arrangement into which the parties entered to determine if the price and product restrictions imposed upon the licensee constituted an antitrust violation. We conclude that we have jurisdiction to conduct this inquiry and that the defendants did not violate Section 1 of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by their marketing requirements.
The plaintiff, trustee in bankruptcy for Hempfield Stores, Inc. (“Hempfield”), brought this treble-damages suit under Section 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 15,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Board of Trade of Chicago v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- United States v. Topco Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Bunker Ramo Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. United Business Forms, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, and Edward M. Reif, and Marvin H. CywanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Harold Friedman Inc. v. Thorofare Markets Inc. And Union Real Estate CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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