Legal Opinion
Hale v. Ralston Purina Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1970No. 19935PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs filed an anti-trust action in 1965 seeking treble damages for alleged violations of the Sherman and Clayton Acts, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2, and 15, occurring in 1962. Later, however, acting upon the plaintiffs’ request, the then presiding district judge ordered the action dismissed without prejudice on January 11, 1967. Plaintiffs, thereafter, commenced the present anti-trust suit in the same court based upon the same claims. When the defendants moved for a summary judgment of dismissal, pleading' the four-year anti-trust statute of limitations, 15 U.S.C. § 15…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- John H. Freeman, Jr., D/B/A Freeman Electric Gin Company v. Continental Gin CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Harriet H. Hoffman, of the Estate of Ivan M. Hoffman v. Anthony Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- L. C. Collins and Lucille Collins, His Wife Earl Schneider and Mildred Schneider, His Wife v. The City of Wichita, Kansas, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- Ruth Crowder, Mother and Next Friend of Walter Paul Crowder and David Douglas Crowder, Minors v. Gordons Transports, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Clarke v. BurkleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Luis Pagan v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Lynch v. Meridian Hill Studio Apts., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Pioneer Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Harry Gelt, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Paul H. Jones and Pushmataha Plantation, Inc. v. Anderson-Tully CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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