Legal Opinion
Sun Oil Company v. The Vickers Refining Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1969No. 19422PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
In 1963, Sunray DX Oil Company 1 (Sunray) agreed to supply gasoline to a competitor, Vickers Refining Company, for a period of at least ten years. In December of 1965, Sunray, asserting that the agreement provided for price fixing in violation of § 1 of the Sherman Act, 2 sought a declaratory judgment that it was void and unenforceable. The trial court declared the contract to be valid and Sunray appeals. The opinion below is reported sub nom. Sunray DX Oil Co. v. Vickers Refining Co., 285 F.Supp. 403 (W.D.Mo.1968). We affirm.
Sunray is a “major” oil company operating…
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