Osborn v. Sinclair Refining Company’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 3 district ·

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1. “His first lease was cancelled by Sherwood in 1948 because of the decline in the gasoline gallonage and because plaintiff was not handling enough Goodyear TBA products. Following a conference, at which plaintiff had agreed to place an order for over $1,000 worth of Goodyear TBA, Sherwood's sales manager decided to give him another chance and signed a new lease. Plaintiff thereafter bought some Goodyear TBA, but he continued to buy more than ten times as much Firestone TBA.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Osborn v. Sinclair Refining Co.

2. “[t]he normal procedure was to sign the lease and dealer sales agreement and to secure the initial TBA order simultaneously. Sherwood impressed on its sales personnel the desirability of dealers carrying 100% Goodyear TBA products. They, in turn, used their best efforts to persuade the dealers to purchase Goodyear TBA in preference to other lines.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Osborn v. Sinclair Refining Co.

3. “Plaintiff suffered damage as a result of the cancellation but it was agreed at a pretrial conference that no proof of the amount of such damage should be offered until after it has been determined whether there was any violation of the antitrust laws. Plaintiff did not prove that he suffered any other damage as a result of the alleged violations.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Osborn v. Sinclair Refining Co.