Legal Opinion
American Motor Specialties Co., Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 5, 1960No. 158, Docket 25675PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.
Absent a cost justification for volume discounts, or a competitive situation not of the seller’s own making, or other exceptions to the basic theory of the Section, a seller under Section 2(a) of the amended Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 13(a) may not charge discriminating prices based upon the volume of the buyer’s purchases. In a series of eases— Standard Motor Products v. F. T. C., 2 Cir., 1959, 265 F.2d 674, certiorari denied 361 U.S. 826, 80 S.Ct. 73, 4 L.Ed.2d 69; P. Sorensen Mfg. Co. v. F. T. C., D.C. Cir.1957, 246 F.2d 687; P. & D. Mfg. Co. v. F. T. C., 7 Cir.,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Moog Industries, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Automatic Canteen Co. of America v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Willapoint Oysters, Inc. v. EwingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Farmers Cooperative Co. v. BirminghamDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1949
- E. Edelmann & Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc. v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Fred Meyer, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- National Dairy Products Corporation v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Giant Food Inc., a Corporation v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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