Legal Opinion
International Railways of Central America v. United Fruit Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 27, 1967No. 30638_1PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
This action was brought on February 16, 1965, by International Railways of Central America (IRCA) against United Fruit Company (UF) in the District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint, analyzed in more detail below, asserted six claims, the first four and the sixth seeking treble damages for breach of the antitrust laws, 15 U.S.C. § 15, and the fifth, predicated on the same facts as the third, primarily seeking dam.ages for breach of contract. The asserted damages, going back in some instances to 1928, when trebled were in excess of a half…
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