Legal Opinion

Indian Coffee Corp. v. Procter & Gamble Co.

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided January 14, 1980No. Civ. A. 76-1362PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DIAMOND, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, Indian Coffee Corporation (Indian) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Penn-Western Food Corporation (Penn-Western), filed this suit alleging that the defendants, The Procter & Gamble Company (Procter & Gamble) and its wholly-owned subsidiary The Folger Coffee Company (Folger), violated § 2(a) of the Clayton Act, as amended by the Robinson-Patman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 13(a), by granting discriminatory prices in the sale of “Folger’s” brand coffee in the Cleveland-Pittsburgh market area during 1971-1974.

Two defense motions are presently before the court. The…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Cannon Manufacturing Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. McSparran v. WeistCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
  4. Botwinick v. Credit Exchange, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Gallagher v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Chambers Development Co. v. Browning-Ferris IndustriesDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Bowers v. NETI Technologies, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Indian Coffee Corp. v. Procter & Gamble Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  5. Kamens v. Summit Stainless, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984

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