Legal Opinion
Hornsby Oil Company, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Champion Spark Plug Company, Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1983No. 81-2383PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Hornsby Oil Company, Inc. (Hornsby) sued Champion Spark Plug Company, Inc. (Champion) under sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2, claiming that Champion unlawfully terminated its distributorship due to its noncompliance with territorial and product restrictions, and monopolized, conspired to monopolize and attempted to monopolize the market in automotive replacement spark plugs. Champion counterclaimed, seeking payment of $27,961.01 for goods sold to Hornsby in February 1976. Following a lengthy trial, the magistrate 1 denied defendant’s motion for…
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