(DOWNLOAD) "Sunkist Growers v. Winckler & Smith Citrus" by United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Sunkist Growers v. Winckler & Smith Citrus
Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Release Date : January 30, 1960
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 100 KB

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This is a private action for treble damages under the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. ?? 1-7, 15. Appellants aresunkist) and The Exchange Orange Products Company, a corporation (hereinafter referred to as Exchange Orange or EOP). Appellees are Winckler & Smith Citrus Products Co., a corporation and Ronald Walker, as trustee of Winckler & Smith (hereinafter referred to as Winckler or Trustee). The action was tried in the district court before a jury, which returned a verdict of $500,000. This was trebled to $1,500,000, and from that there was deducted the $2,500 originally paid in compromise by one-time defendant TreeSweet. There were added attorneys fees fixed at $195,000, and costs. Timely appeal was filed in this Court. After argument, but before decision, one of the judges hearing this appeal died. It was thereupon set down for hearing a second time, was heard, and held pending the determination by the Supreme Court of Milk Producers Assn. v. U.S ., 1960, 362 U.S. 458, having to do with the antitrust exemptions of agricultural marketing cooperatives.