Legal Opinion
Grappone, Inc. v. Subaru of New England, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 30, 1988No. 87-1538PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
Subaru of New England, Inc. (SNE), a regional Subaru distributor, appeals an antitrust treble damage award-totalling $51,729.59, 534 F.Supp. 1282, (plus $200,590.18 costs and attorneys fees). The award rests upon the district court’s determination that SNE, as a condition of making Subaru cars available to Grappone, Inc. (Grappone), a local automobile dealer, required Grappone to buy some spare Subaru parts. The court held that this conditioned sale constituted a “tying” arrangement, unlawful under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 (1982 & Supp. II 1984), and…
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