Hompes v. B. F. Goodrich Co.

This is an action brought by the plaintiff, Henry Hompes, against the B. F. Goodrich Company and others under the Junkin Act (Comp. St. 1929, secs. 59-801 to 59-822) for damages alleged to have resulted from a conspiracy of the defendants, in restraint of trade, to exclude the plaintiff from dealing in Goodrich products and to monopolize a part of the trade and commerce of the state. From a verdict and judgment for $25,000, the defendants appeal.

The record shows that since 1925, under the trade-name of Hompes Tire Company, plaintiff has been conducting a business in the city of Lincoln of…