Legal Opinion

General Electric Company v. Wender

District Court, S.D. West Virginia

Decided May 6, 1957No. Civ. A. 1868PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Chief Judge.

This is a civil action instituted by plaintiff for the purpose of obtaining an injunction against defendant to prevent retail sales by defendant of plaintiff’s trade-marked products at less than the resale prices fixed by plaintiff in contracts with other retailers.

Plaintiff must prevail if at all by reason of the provisions of West Virginia’s so-called “Fair Trade Act.”

Defendant’s answer raises the question of whether or not the West Virginia Statute is constitutional. It is further alleged that defendant has no standing in a court of equity because of its having in…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Old Dearborn Distributing Co. v. Seagram-Distillers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. State v. MinesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Goldsmith v. Mead Johnson & Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1939
  4. Stewart v. TennantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
  5. Grayson-Robinson Stores Inc. v. Oneida Ltd.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1953

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. General Electric Co. v. A. Dandy Appliance Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Parke, Davis & Co. v. G. E. M., Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1962
  3. General Electric Co. v. A. Dandy Appliance Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Paper Mate Manufacturing Co. v. Hess Bros., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County1958

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