Legal Opinion
Porto Rican American Tobacco Co. of Porto Rico v. American Tobacco Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 7, 1929No. 114PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
The decree entered below enjoins the appellant from continuing to practice a discrimination in prices in the sale of appellant’s brand of “Lucky Strike” cigarettes for resale, use, and consumption within the island of Porto Rico. It rests upon the violation by appellant of section 13 of title 15, U. S. Code (section 2 of the Clayton Act [15 USCA § 13 ]), which provides:
“Discrimination in Price Between Purchasers. It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce, in the course of such commerce, either directly or indirectly to discriminate in price between…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- United States v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- United States v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
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