Bobby Auton, Etc. v. Dade City, Florida, a Municipal Corporation

HILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellants are private water well contractors engaged in business in or around Dade City, Florida. They brought suit under the Florida Antitrust Act of 1980, Fla.Stat. Ch. 542 (1985), section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2 (1982), and section 16 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 26 (1982) to enjoin enforcement of Dade City Ordinance No. 478. Appellants claim the ordinance, which prohibits the construction of private water wells for drinking, irrigation, cleaning or processing purposes within the city limits, creates a monopoly over water distribution in the city.…