Legal Opinion
Parts and Electric Motors, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Sterling Electric, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 1987No. 86-1715PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This is an antitrust case brought by Parts and Electric Motors, Inc. (“P & E”) against Sterling Electric, Inc. (“Sterling”). P & E is a terminated distributor of Sterling brand electric motors and parts. P & E charges that Sterling violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, and Section 3 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 14, by tying sales of its electric motors (the tied product) to sales of its replacement parts (the tying product). The jury delivered a verdict for P & E on its tying claim. The verdict was set aside in a post-trial order entering judgment…
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