Legal Opinion
Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided January 9, 1946No. 4643PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON, District Judge.
This action comes before me on a motion to dismiss the amended complaint of certain sugar beet growers, who arc seeking treble damages under the Anti-Trust Act, Secs. 1 to 7, 15 note, Title 15 U.S.C.A., from the defendant sugar refiner, alleging a conspiracy, the effect of which prevented the sale of sugar beets on a free and open competitive market. The motion to dismiss is based on the ground that the raising of sugar beets has no direct effect upon interstate commerce and therefore does not come within the purview of the Anti-Trust Act.
The amended complaint alleges…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Lemke v. Farmers Grain Co. of EmbdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Shafer v. Farmers Grain Co. of EmbdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Stauffer v. ExleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
- Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Stauffer v. ExleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950