United Producers and Consumers Co-Operative, a Corporation, and Southwest Co-Operative Wholesale, a Corporation v. Ralph W. Held

BONE, Circuit Judge.

The two Arizona corporate appellants here involved are, for operating purposes, almost identical. Southwest Co-Operative Wholesale (hereafter Southwest) is a wholesale company whose principal customer is United Producers and Consumers Co-Operative (hereafter United). United is a retail organization composed of, and sells to, several thousand members. The personnel operating the two corporations are the same; the locations of their offices are the same; several of the incorporators of each are the same; and several of the officers and directors, including the President and…