Legal Opinion
Virginia Impression Products Co., Inc. v. Scm Corporation, Virginia Impression Products Co., Inc. v. Scm Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1971No. 15041, 15042PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge.
After SCM Corporation cancelled its dealership agreement with Virginia Impression Products Co. (VIP), this suit for treble damages was brought by VIP alleging that territorial and customer restrictions imposed by SCM violated the antitrust laws.1 SCM posed a general settlement agreement between the parties as a defense, urging that it effectively released antitrust claims as well as all others, and that VIP was barred from bringing the present action. We agree.
Between September 1962 and April 1964, VIP operated as an exclusive dealer for SCM photocopy equipment in the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Arnold, Schwinn & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- W. F. Magann Corp. v. Virginia-Carolina Electrical Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1962
- Worrie v. ChristineSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
- Walder v. Paramount Publix CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
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3Cited by145 opinions
- Gamewell Manufacturing, Inc., a Corporation v. Hvac Supply, Inc., and Aeronca, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Three Rivers Motors Company v. The Ford Motor Company and Auto Lite CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Morgan v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2001
- Ingram Corp. v. J. Ray McDermott & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Dehoyos v. Allstate Corp.District Court, W.D. Texas · 2007
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